Bronx Pinstripes · Apr 12, 2016
Yankees game 6 lineup: 4/12/16
Masahiro Tanaka (0-0, 3.18 ERA) gets the ball to open up the series with the Blue Jays after his Sunday start was pushed back. He will take on Aaron Sanchez (0-0, 1.29 ERA) to kick off this season’s battle for the AL East. Tanaka was held to just 87 pitches on Opening Day as the Yanks didn’t want to overextend that partially torn ligament. He pitched 5.2 innings giving up 2 runs on 4 hits and 1 walk before he started to feel fatigued. The cold weather could have attributed the the fatigue, but weather won’t be a factor in the dome. Rogers Centre has been kind to Tanaka, he is 2-0 with a 1.69 ERA there including a complete game win last August.