August 6, 2018

Masahiro Tanaka’s gutsy start is wasted in Yankees disaster

by Felix Pantaleón

BOSTON — Masahiro Tanaka gave up only one run to the Red Sox on Sunday night, and even though he was effective, he couldn’t get out of the fifth inning. It took 97 pitches for the right-hander to go 4 2/3 innings, and afterward, he said there wasn’t much he could do about the high…

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Written by Felix Pantaleón

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