Last night’s game stunk. The game before last night’s game stunk too. The Yankees are in a funk right now, their worst of the season (by default), but tonight represents an opportunity to straighten things out. A 14-1 loss like last night’s is an anomaly. Happens to every team a few times each year. Shake it off and get back out there tonight.
On the mound tonight is Masahiro Tanaka, who has yet to walk a batter this season. Fifteen strikeouts and zero walks in two starts and 12.1 innings. That’s pretty cool. Tanaka has a 4.5% walk rate (1.