It’s the battle of the aces as Masahiro Tanaka (4-3, 3.88 ERA) takes on Chris Archer (9-5, 2.31 ERA) and the Rays. Tanaka had a six run cushion to work with in his last outing in Houston, but left with a no decision. He gave up a career high three homers with six runs on seven hits through five innings.
There’s some frustration, which there should be. As long as that frustration leads into correction and adjusting what we need to adjust, that’s good. I wouldn’t expect him to take it in stride because it’s been a while since he’s had any struggles, really.