In his previous four starts, Masahiro Tanaka allowed a combined four runs in over 25 innings. With that in mind, one would feel pretty good about him facing off against an undeerwhelming Padres’ lineup.
Instead, San Diego scored four runs by the time Tanaka recorded his first out. The Padres tagged Tanaka for five runs, four earned, on nine hits and two walks. The Yankees got back into the game after that, but they never got out in front. The Friars led wire-to-wire and eventually sealed a 5-4 win.
The game started about as frustratingly as possibly when DJ LeMahieu made an error on a grounder in the very first at-bat.