Yankees' Masahiro Tanaka delivers solid effort in victory over Indians
Masahiro Tanaka turned out another quality start on Friday to help the New York Yankees clinch their 27th straight season above .500 with a 3-2 win over the Cleveland Indians. It's the second-longest streak in major league history behind the Yankees' run of 39 seasons ...
Masahiro Tanaka allows just three hits to snap Yankees' losing streak
Masahiro Tanaka kept the Toronto Blue Jays off-balance with a three-hit, eight-inning performance on Sunday, helping the New York Yankees snap a two-game losing streak with a 1-0 win over the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre. Tanaka (8-6) fell three outs short of a ...
Power surge lifts Yankees past Orioles; Masahiro Tanaka gets no-decision
Sometimes, baseball isn't all that mystifying. Match a hard-hitting lineup against an inexperienced pitching staff, put them both in a small ballpark, and the result is quite predictable. Such is the case when the New York Yankees face the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards. The Yankees ...
Yankees' Masahiro Tanaka bounces back from worst start of career
Masahiro Tanaka provided a solid but unspectacular start Wednesday, bouncing back from the worst performance of his career to help the New York Yankees beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-5. Tanaka threw four scoreless innings but exited with none out in the fifth at Yankee Stadium ...
Masahiro Tanaka picks up 170th career victory in Yankees' rout of Rockies
Masahiro Tanaka claimed his seventh win of the season and 170th of his career, between Japan and North America, as the New York Yankees beat the Colorado Rockies 11-5 on Saturday. Tanaka (7-5) pitched five scoreless innings at Yankee Stadium as the hosts built a ...
New York Yankees right-hander Masahiro Tanaka became the first Japanese pitcher to win an All-Star Game when the American League earned its seventh straight win over the National League on Tuesday. Tanaka was the second pitcher to take the mound for the AL and retired ...
Masahiro Tanaka expected to be AL's second pitcher in All-Star Game
New York Yankees right-hander Masahiro Tanaka, recently added as an injury replacement for Tuesday night's All-Star Game, is likely to be the second pitcher to take the mound for the American League squad, manager Alex Cora said Monday. The 30-year-old, who is 5-5 with a ...
Yankees hurler Masahiro Tanaka says he's 'honored' to start first MLB game in Europe
Masahiro Tanaka said Friday he is "honored" to start the first MLB game held in Europe, when the New York Yankees face the Boston Red Sox in London this weekend. "It's going to be a historic day for Major League Baseball. I'm extremely honored to ...
Booed and banged up during a frustrating season, Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton muscled his way to a breakthrough performance Saturday night. A couple inches the other way, it might've been the Houston Astros' turn to exhale. Stanton hit a pair of go-ahead, two-run singles — both ...
