In what will become the best game recap tradition seen on any baseball blog ever, here is another cat picture for your enjoyment.

This time it’s a shot of my kitten Maddie’s paws. She’s a tortoiseshell cat and a terror. Well, a cute terror. We have five cats and I have about 1,000 pictures of them so I am well prepared for a 162 game season.

Phil Hughes’s line: 3.1 IP, 8 H, 6 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 2 HRs (84 pitches, 52 strikes) Yep, it was that kind of day for him. But David Phelps came in after Hughes’s exit and was a big relief for the rest of the bullpen. His line: 5.1 IP, 1 ER, 1 H, 4K (78 pitches).

The offensive woes for the Yankees were a combination of bad luck – so many line outs, so little time – and CJ Wilson pitching well for the Angels. It happens.

They will try to win the rubber game of the series tomorrow night on ESPN with Jerome Williams going for the Angels and Ivan Nova for the Yankees.