The Yankees head into today’s action with an 85-50 record. They trail Boston by 7.5 games in the AL East race, while leading Oakland by 4.5 for the top Wild Card berth. Masahiro Tanaka (9-5, 3.97 ERA) faces off against Daniel Norris (0-2, 5.87 ERA).
Pitching matchup
Tanaka allowed a season-high 10 hits during his last start on Monday against the White Sox. He got tagged for four runs over seven innings, but managed to keep the ball in the park. Coughing up home runs has been Tanaka’s Achilles Heel for most of the season, although he has limited opposing hitters to a total of one long ball across his last three starts (21 innings).