The American League Championship Series kicks off tonight on the Astros home turf against the New York Yankees. Greinke and Tanaka are the pitchers slated to start game one and they will battle it out to see who will take the first game and get a leg up in the series. As I see it, Zack Greinke has an advantage over Tanaka and should capture the victory tonight.
Both starting pitchers have a bit of a history with their opposing teams, Greinke more than Tanaka. Greinke has faced the Yankees 15 times over a 16-year span while Tanaka has pitched against the Astros in seven games in his six-year career.