Masahiro Tanaka was once again without his trademark splitter on Tuesday.
To make matters worse, his outfield betrayed him more than once.
The right-hander still managed to come through with one of his best outings in nearly a month, allowing two runs in 6 ¹/u2083 innings in the Yankees 5-4 comeback win over the Mariners in The Bronx, but there remained worrying signs.
For one, Tanaka’s signature pitch was mostly missing.
He barely threw it during the latter part of his outing — and when he did, Edwin Encarnacion crushed it for a homer.