Good — but not good enough.
Masahiro Tanaka righted himself after two shaky starts, but the former ace wasn’t taking any bows after the Yankees rallied for a 7-5, 12-inning victory over the Rays on Friday night at the Stadium.
“[I’m] not satisfied, obviously,” Tanaka said through an interpreter. “It’s a step forward. I had pretty bad two outings, so if you look at that, today was a good step forward. Next time out, [I’ve] got to be careful and try to get it going from the get-go.”
Tanaka, indeed, got off to a shaky start, having allowed two runs four hitters into the game.