Sweeeep!

The Blue Jays arrived in the Bronx hopeful, but they left discouraged after the Yanks swept the series. They won Monday, 6-3, yesterday, 6-1, and closed out the series today with a 6-0 win.

Phil Hughes got the start on Monday against the Jays. He had a very productive outing, considering he had a one out walk to Bautista in the sixth inning, but the Yankee offense was too much for the Blue Jays to handle. Raul Ibanez, who had been struggling for some time hit his tenth career grand slam in the eighth inning to tie the game. Ibanez has assisted the Yanks to win for the seventh time in nine games, according to ESPN. He has received much more playing time in left field since Brett Gardner was placed on the DL, which has most likely helped his numbers. Robinson Cano increased his hitting streak to 19. Way to go Robbie!

The first inning was crucial for the Yanks. It really set the tone for the entire game. It started out when Swisher singled to right, allowing Jeter to score, making it 1-0. Teixeira homered to left center and Swisher scored making it 3-0. But wait! The Yanks weren't done.. Andruw Jones came up to the plate and singled to right, and scoring was Robbie Cano. 4-0 Yanks and it was only the first inning? You got it! What an inning! The Blue Jays just couldn't catch a break. It started again for the Yankees in the bottom of the fourth. Jayson Nix started the offense off with a double, Russell Martin walked, Dewayne Wise hit a ground rule double to right and Nix scored making it 5-0. In the 6th inning Wise singled to center and Nix scored for the final time, making it 6-0. The game was cut short due to rain after the sixth inning.

The Yankees offense was unstoppable during the whole series but they couldn't have won without their pitchers. CC. Sabathia had just come off the DL and he had an amazing game. Kudos to CC for pitching on a 95 degree night too! Kuroda and Hughes also had very productive outings as well. Cano also ended the series with his career high 23 game hitting streak!

Other news: David Ortiz headed to the DL for injured right achilles tendon. The Red Sox will call Mauro Gomez up to fill his spot.