After a rough regular season performance in 2017, Masahiro Tanaka turned in a trio of fantastic postseason starts to leave the Yankees hopeful for a productive 2018 season. His first start of the season did little to change that hope, but Tanaka followed with three-straight disappointing performances, including a rock-bottom clunker against the lowly Marlins, in which he allowed five runs over five innings in a 9-1 loss at home.
Like the rest of the Yankees, Tanaka rebounded from mediocrity to turn in three-straight quality starts since the Marlins massacre, helping the Yanks on their torrid stretch of winning that has put to rest any concerns of their early season troubles.