The loss of Masahiro Tanaka for at least a month — and possibly much more — means the Yankees can’t afford too many more outings from CC Sabathia like they got in his last start, when he gave up seven runs in five innings in an 8-2 loss to the Mets.
General manager Brian Cashman is optimistic it was just a one-game blip as the big lefty heads into Friday’s series opener against the Red Sox on Friday at Fenway Park.
“He’s 0-4, but those other three games we lost for other reasons besides him,’’ Cashman said Thursday by phone.