The pitching matchup lived up to its hype on Thursday night. Chris Sale was good, but Masahiro Tanaka was better. He reaffirmed his status as the Yankees’ ace with a dominant shutout performance in Fenway Park. The good times keep rolling as the Yankees topped the Red Sox by a score of 3 - 0.
Most discussions heading into Sale’s start revolved around his outright dominance of the Yankees. He owned a career 1.17 ERA across 53.1 innings against the Bombers. If Sale continued his early season success, runs would be at a premium.