Despite all of the injuries through Spring Training, the Yankees came out Opening Day firing on all cylinders. Pitching, hitting and fielding was for every sense of the word, near perfect.
Baltimore is among one of the worst teams in not only the American League but all of Major League Baseball, but that shouldn’t dull the Yanks’ pristine performance.
Masahiro Tanaka was flawless in 5.2 innings of work. He struck out five batters and allowed only one run on 83 pitches — 56 of which were for strikes. Having a solid first start of the season is crucial for the rest of the season especially when there is uncertainty surrounding Luis Severino’s return.