Yankees 1, Athletics 4: Masahiro Tanaka strikes out a career-high 13 batters, Yanks still lose

May 27 2017 by Pinstripe Alley

 

Tanaka put together his first good outing in weeks, but the bullpen and offense didn’t do him any favors.

All eyes were on Masahiro Tanaka tonight, and this outing was exactly what he needed. After giving up a whopping 14 earned runs over his last two starts (over just 4.2 innings), Tanaka put together a bounce-back performance tonight. Through seven and one-third innings, Tanaka struck out a career-high 13 batters and didn’t issue a single walk. It might be too soon to determine...

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