Yankees in First

Last night the Yankees took sole possession of first place in the AL East. The Yankees were down by five for most of the game but was able to come from behind to beat the Baltimore Orioles in a 6-5 extra inning game. Yankees closer Mariano Rivera was credited with the win. Starter Phil Hughes who has started the season with two poor performances was on the mound again, looking for his first stellar performance. Thursday did not prove to be the day for Hughes, who has let up five or more runs and has pitched fewer than five innings in all of his first three starts this year. The last Yankee pitcher to start a season this poor was Chien Ming Wang in 2009 and he is no longer with the Yankees.