Masahiro Tanaka held Shohei Ohtani hitless in 11 at-bats with six strikeouts in Japan in 2013, when Tanaka was a 24-year-old ace in his final season with the Rakuten Golden Eagles and Ohtani was an 18-year-old budding two-way star with the Nippon-Ham Fighters.
The New York Yankees right-hander did not bother going over video from those 13 plate appearances, which included a walk, a hit-by-pitch and a double-play grounder, in preparation for Saturday night's rematch with Ohtani, who was expected to start at designated hitter for the Angels before suffering a mild left-ankle sprain Friday night.
Tanaka dominated the Pacific League in 2013, going 24-0 with a 1.