After two hits on Tuesday night Derek Jeter has moved within four of becoming the 28th player in MLB history to reach the 3,000 hit mark.

Jeter reportedly will play Wednesday night against the Cleveland Indians who face off with the New York Yankees in the rubber match of their three-game series.

It's not impossible to think Jeter could reach the mark Wednesday night. He has 37 career four hit games, including two this season. In fact Craig Biggio, the last player to reach the 3,000-hit club, eclipsed the mark with a five-hit game, the only player to do so.

Jeter is a career .364 hitter at Jacobs Field/Progressive Field, his highest batting average at any ballpark (minimum 15 games). It’s the highest batting average for any player since the ballpark opened in 1994 (minimum150 AB).

The matchup works in his favor as Jeter is 5-for-12 against Indians starter Justin Masterson, tied for the seventh-highest batting average (.417) by any hitter with at least 10 at-bats off of him.

While the headlines in New York belong to Jeter and his quest for 3,000, many Yankees fans will tune in on Wednesday to see Phil Hughes’ first start since April 14. He made just three starts before going on the disabled list with right shoulder inflammation.

Hughes struggled early on with his velocity, as his fastball dropped more than 3 miles per hour from his previous season's speed. His miss percentage plummeted as well going from 18.5 percent in 2010 to a paltry 3.3 percent early on this season.

Hughes made three rehab starts in the minors while on the DL. He allowed three earned runs in 14 IP, with 18 strikeouts. According to MLB.com, in his last start on June 29, he averaged 93 mph and was consistently between 91 and 94 mph.

Hughes matches up with another pitcher on the rebound in Masterson, who was one of the early surprises of the season. He won his first five starts and finished April unbeaten with a 2.18 ERA. Then in the following two months Masterson preceded to go 0-6 in 11 starts, with a 3.34 ERA.

One of his keys early in the season was the use of his slider. In the first month opponents were hitting just .138 in at-bats ending in a slider while he compiled a strikeout rate of 44.8 percent.

In May and June opponents’ batting average nearly doubled as they hit .263 in at-bats ending with the pitch while Masterson’s strikeout rate with the slider dropped to 28.2 percent.

He rebounded nicely in his first start in July allowing just one earned run in eight innings of work against the Cincinnati Reds.

-- Katie Sharp contributed to this report