By Tim Britton / MLB.com NEW YORK -- When the Yankees returned home on Friday for the start of a seven-game homestand, they were reunited with one thing they forgot to take with them on the road -- their offense. In his first start in the cleanup spot, Robinson Cano delivered as many runs with one swing as the Yankees had scored in any of their six games on the road, hitting a first-pitch, no-doubt grand slam into the second deck of right field in the seventh inning to propel his club to an 8-2 win over the Indians. The offensive support proved more than enough for Phil Hughes, who returned to the win column for the first time in three starts and the sixth time this season. After scoring a meager 15 runs during their 3-3 trip to Queens and Minneapolis, the Yankees broke open a 2-1 game late with two runs in the sixth off losing pitcher Fausto Carmona and Cano's grand slam in the seventh off lefty reliever Tony Sipp. Playing without Alex Rodriguez or Francisco Cervelli, the Yankees saw eight of their nine starters on Friday collect at least one hit, led by Cano's three. The second baseman also scored three runs in his debut in the four-hole, moving up a spot with Rodriguez getting a routine night off. Nick Swisher continued his torrid May with a two-run homer in the second off Carmona -- his seventh long ball of the month. Swisher is batting .355 with 16 RBIs in the month. Juan Miranda drew a bases-loaded walk and Brett Gardner hit a sacrifice fly in the sixth to extend New York's lead. Curtis Granderson hit a double in his first game back since May 1. Granderson also walked, scored a run and played a flawless center field. Hughes recovered from two subpar starts, limiting the Indians to a pair of runs on five hits in seven strong innings. The right-hander's main problem in his two most recent starts was finishing off hitters. On Friday, though, Hughes was able to put the hammer down when needed. He struck out the first five Indians he faced and finished with eight punchouts. The only blemishes in Hughes' line were a Jhonny Peralta RBI double in the fourth and a Russell Branyan solo homer in the seventh.
