Phil Hughes turns in solid outing as New York Yankees beat Cleveland Indians 8-2

Hughes bounces back as Yankees beat Indians 8-2

NEW YORK — Phil Hughes returned to form with seven strong innings, Robinson Cano hit a grand slam and the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians 8-2 on Friday night.

Hughes struck out the first five batters he faced and allowed two runs and five hits in his best start since he tossed seven scoreless innings in a win at Detroit on May 12. The right-hander went 5-0 with a 1.38 ERA in his first six games of the season but struggled in each of his previous two outings.

Cano collected three hits and scored three times while manning the cleanup spot for Alex Rodriguez, who got the day off after the Yankees arrived in New York early Friday morning. It was Cano’s first time in the fourth spot of the starting lineup.