September 27, 2018

Yankees and Tanaka implode as rally falls short in sloppy effort

by Felix Pantaleón

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Presented with a chance Wednesday to move closer to hosting the A’s in the AL wild-card game next week, the Yankees failed miserably on several levels for eight innings. First, Masahiro Tanaka spit out a three-run lead in the home first and struggled through four-plus innings of a very sloppy 8-7…

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Written by Felix Pantaleón

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