500 innings pitched. Minnesota Twins 2014 Hughes agreed to a three-year contract worth $24 million with the Minnesota Twins on November 30, 2013. The deal was confirmed by the Twins on December 5, 2013. His first start for the Twins came against the White Sox in Chicago on April 3. Hughes threw five innings, giving up four earned runs and striking out seven. He received a no-decision as the Twins won the game 10-9. His first win in a Twins uniform came in his fourth start, where he limited the Kansas City Royals to three earned runs over six innings in an 8-3 victory on April 20. This win started a successful run of starts for Hughes, who notched eleven consecutive outings of at least six innings pitched. Over this stretch (April 20–June 17), Hughes went 7-2 while posting a 2.27 ERA and a 0.982 WHIP in innings. He allowed three earned runs or less in all but one of these starts and gave up just three walks against 61 strikeouts. On June 1, Hughes faced the Yankees for the first time in his career, pitching at Yankees Stadium for the first time since signing with the Twins during the offseason. Despite his career struggles pitching in New York while he was in pinstripes (29-24 with a 4.96 ERA in the Bronx overall, and 28-21 with a 4.82 ERA and 71 home runs allowed (1.79 HR/9) at the new stadium), Hughes delivered his best outing of the season yet, giving up just two earned runs on three hits across eight innings and earning the win in a 7-2 victory. Three starts later, he pitched his first complete game in over two years, throwing eight innings of two-run ball in a tough loss against the Red Sox in Boston. Hughes would struggle in his final five starts before the All-Star break, despite a decent 3-2 record and throwing innings, as he posted a 6.32 ERA and opponents hit .344 against him. Nonetheless, his 10 wins in the first half of the season made him one of eleven AL pitchers with double digit wins prior to the All-Star break. Hughes started the second half of the season taking the loss in his first three starts, resulting in his ERA rising above 4.00 for the first time since early May. His first win since the All-Star break came on August 5 in San