Last night neophyte right-hander Jonathan Loaisiga made his fourth big league start, and he labored but didn’t crumble. In two of his four starts he pitched very well and put up zeroes. In the other two he ran long counts and struggled to put hitters away. He looked like an inexperienced kid making the jump straight from Double-A, because that’s what he is.
Following last night’s game the Yankees sent Loaisiga down to Triple-A Scranton — A.J. Cole will be activated off the disabled list to fill the roster spot — which is a pretty good indication Masahiro Tanaka will rejoin the rotation soon.