Phil Hughes

The Minnesota bullpen helped bail out Phil Hughes after the Twins' ace had an uncharacteristic outing Sunday. Joe Mauer had two hits and two RBIs, and the Twins beat the White Sox 6-5 to complete their first four-game sweep against Chicago in 20 years.

Sports Illustrated’s Ben Reiter joined Jeff Thurn on Wednesday’s edition of Overtime.

Brock Holt scored both Boston runs, and Jon Lester weathered a shaky start and pitched six-plus strong innings as the Red Sox held off the Minnesota Twins 2-1 on Tuesday night.

Phil Hughes pitched seven shutout innings to win in Toronto for the first time in almost three years, Kendrys Morales got three more hits and the Twins beat the Blue Jays 7-2.

Phil Hughes is becoming an ace for the Minnesota Twins, and is providing a glimpse of hope for what is to come in the future.

Minnesota's Phil Hughes looks little like the pitcher he was last year with the Yankees. Hughes threw seven shutout innings and Trevor Plouffe homered in the Twins' 2-0 victory over the punchless San Diego Padres on Wednesday night.

If anyone needed a game-winning hit in extra innings, it was Aaron Hicks. The once-prized Minnesota Twins prospect stroked an RBI single in the bottom of the 10th and Phil Hughes struck out eight in six innings to help beat the Boston Red Sox 4-3 in the series finale on Thursday.

Phil Hughes didn't come to Minnesota to be a savior. He just wanted to throw strikes and help his new team win some games. On Sunday, he gave the Twins more proof they made a wise investment.

Phil Hughes struck out six in seven innings, Josmil Pinto hit his fifth homer of the season and the Minnesota Twins scored two runs in the fifth without a hit in their 5-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday.

It is customary in baseball for a pitcher to be awarded a commemorative baseball after his first big league win, a nice keepsake to reflect upon years down the road. The Twins' Phil Hughes did not earn his first win on Sunday. It only felt like it.