August 17, 2019

Masahiro Tanaka becoming a Yankees’ answer again

by Felix Pantaleón

Perhaps the Masahiro Tanaka crisis is over. The right-hander delivered a second straight strong performance in the Yankees’ 3-2 win over the Indians on Friday night in The Bronx. The victory not only put Thursday’s blowout loss to Cleveland behind them, but it also provided more distance from Tanaka’s struggles that plagued him early in…

Written by Felix Pantaleón

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