Yankees Stadium sounded tense and looked attentive Thursday night in the Bronx. Yankees starter Masahiro Tanaka took the mound, and it looked like he felt as though he was the only man on the field. Masa was focused, energized and fooling hitters left and right.
Tanaka crafted seven innings of barely touchable pitching, keeping the Angels hitters off-balance, and swinging out of the strike zone. The Yankees month-and-a-half acquisition, Cory Gearrin, pitched a tight eighth inning, followed by a dominant two strikeout, one-hit performance from Aroldis Chapman.
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Brett Gardner showed everyone why he is still a big-time player.