On a night when the main concern heading into the game was Masahiro Tanaka, it was the Yankees’ offense that appeared lost for a change.
Despite Tanaka easing some fears with his best outing since he shut out the Red Sox in Boston on April 27, the Yankees couldn’t get to Oakland lefty Sean Manaea in a 4-1 loss Friday at the Stadium.
And that left the Yankees’ pitchers almost no margin for error.
When Tanaka was yanked after allowing a one-out single to Adam Rosales in the seventh, Tyler Clippard entered and allowed a two-out walk before Jed Lowrie drove in the game’s first run with a single to right.