TAMPA, Fla. — The New York Yankees would gladly take a week like this from their rotation during the regular season.
CC Sabathia started out with three hitless innings before Baltimore caught up with him in the fourth Saturday in the Orioles' 5-4 victory.
A day earlier, Masahiro Tanaka pitched into the fifth on what turned into a combined no-hitter by the Yankees against Detroit. On Wednesday, Michael Pineda threw five perfect innings against the Phillies.
"I think it's going to be pretty good," Sabathia said of the rotation. "I think we're going to surprise some people.