Blue Jays’ Burnett dominates Yankees
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NEW YORK — Phil Hughes received a rough welcome to the big leagues from the hard-hitting Blue Jays and a valuable lesson in power pitching from A.J. Burnett.
Toronto’s hard-throwing right-hander dominated the struggling Yankees and outclassed their prized young prospect on the mound, sending last-place New York to its sixth consecutive loss in a 6-0 victory Thursday night.
The Yankees (8-12) are on their longest skid since also dropping six in a row from May 28 to June 3, 2005. They managed only four singles and are percentage points behind fourth-place Tampa Bay in the AL East.
Vernon Wells went three for three with two walks for Toronto, giving him seven hits in his last two games. Frank Thomas drove in two runs, and leadoff batter Alex Rios scored three times and drove in a run.
Still waiting for Mike Mussina to get healthy, New York called up Hughes, 20, from triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to make his major league debut. He gave up seven hits and four runs in 4 1/3 innings.
Meanwhile, Burnett (2-1) was cruising to his first career win at Yankee Stadium, going a strong seven innings.
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