Taking over after one of Tanaka's best starts of the season, Aroldis Chapman surrendered a one-out single to Andrus and drilled Nomar Mazara with an 87-mph slider. Andrus stole third and scored when Chapman got Adrian Beltre to wave at a 101.3-mph fastball that skipped past Sanchez to the screen behind home plate.
The game was nationally televised in Japan, where the first pitch accompanied viewers' breakfasts, and Darvish and Tanaka lived up to the hype by blanking their opponents. Darvish set down the Yanks on two hits through seven innings, striking out 10 without a walk; Tanaka permitted just three hits through eight innings, striking out nine with two free passes.