BOSTON — According to a scout who follows the Yankees, the fastball of reliever Tommy Kahnle — who did not pitch in the team’s 10-7 win over the Red Sox — averaged 97 mph last September, but has dipped to 93 to 94 in the early part of this season.
Following Tuesday night’s 14-1 plastering by the Red Sox, in which Kahnle gave up five runs (three earned), three walks and two hits in two-thirds of an inning, the righty said the dip in velocity was due to a mechanical problem and said he felt good physically.