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Yankees pitchers Carl Pavano and Phil Hughes delivered five innings of scoreless baseball and two lessons in pitching styles in a rehabilitation assignment Tuesday night.

Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman would not say unequivocally that the Yankees will not pursue Bonds, the career home run leader who is dogged by legal issues.

Saturday’s victory featured the sort of ensemble pitching that may tempt the team’s ownership, management, fans and news media followers to be patient with the staff.

The struggling Yankees couldn’t stop the Tigers, and also learned that an injury to high-touted prospect was worse than originally thought.

Pitcher Phil Hughes has a stress fracture in a rib on his right side, just under his pitching arm, and he will miss at least four weeks and probably more.

Phil Hughes, who lost Tuesday to the Detroit Tigers, falling to 0-4 with a 9.00 earned run average, is expected to be replaced Sunday by Darrell Rasner.

Phil Hughes, 21, looked a little young and a lot overmatched as he gave up two homers before being booed off the mound in the fourth inning in a loss to Detroit on Tuesday.

Yankees young starters are under pressure and it shows. Ian Kennedy’s took a pounding from the Orioles on Saturday, giving up 4 runs in three innings.

Starter Phil Hughes showed improvement before unraveling in the sixth inning, as the Yankees starting pitchers continue to show no signs that they can carry the team very far.

Starter Phil Hughes showed improvement before unraveling in the sixth inning, as the Yankees starting pitchers continue to show no signs that they can carry the team very far.