Last night the Yankees got demolished by the Mariners, 10-1, but the only thing fans were talking about after the game was Yusei Kikuchi’s apparent use of pine tar during the game.
Pete first tweeted me around the sixth inning that he noticed Kikuchi’s hat had pine tar all over it. I had noticed he was frequently “adjusting” his cap, but had not noticed the substance to that point. I went back to Tauchman’s at bat and the camera caught an angle underneath Kikuchi’s hat that clearly showed the pine tar.
Because the Yankees were getting dominated by Kikuchi — who allowed just 1 earned run over 7.