The New York Yankees continue their homestand on Friday night as they welcome the Oakland Athletics to Yankee Stadium for a three-game weekend series in the Bronx.
Joe Girardi, despite the rainout on Thursday, won’t skip struggling ace Masahiro Tanaka to give him extra rest. Instead, the 28-year-old will make his 10th start of the year coming off a disaster against the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday in which he allowed six earned runs over three innings of work. Over his last two starts, the Tanaka has surrendered 24 earned runs over 12.1 innings (17.