Arod and Hughes to DL

Alex Rodriguez has been placed on the 15 day disabled list because of a strained quad. Rodriguez hurt his leg April 20 in Baltimore and missed three games last week before returning for a four-game series at Cleveland. But he was removed for a pinch hitter in the eighth inning of Monday night's 5-2 win over the Indians and said he felt a "pull" while running the bases.

A-Rod's absence comes at a difficult time for New York, which is already missing injured catcher Jorge Posada. The Yankees also put starter Phil Hughes on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday night with a strained right oblique muscle.
"It's frustrating but you kind of just got to deal with it," said Hughes, who is 0-4 with a 9.00 ERA in six starts this year. "There's not much else you can do."

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