Masahiro Tanaka threw his first complete game of the season on Saturday, pitching the New York Yankees to a 4-1 win over their chief American League East rivals, the Toronto Blue Jays.
Needing a big game with the Yankees' bullpen spent, Tanaka (9-5) allowed a run on five hits and three walks and struck out eight in a 112-pitch outing as the Yankees won their third straight and moved 1½ games ahead of Toronto in the AL East.
"Even I didn't see this (complete game win) coming," said Tanaka, who had good action on all his pitches and got away with the few mistakes he did make. "It's the best way to win.