Yankees Tanaka Reds socks three times, no runs, five strikeouts March 4 9:28
Major league pitcher Yankees, Masahiro Tanaka, pitched in the open match against the Red Sox in Florida on March 3 and threw three times and scored five strikeouts without a run.
Tanaka pitched for the first time this season in an open game against the Nationals on 26th of the month, and started the Red Sox game on the 3rd on the second day.
Tanaka pitched one or two times, in addition to the fastball, decided on his favorite slider and split, and took four strikeouts.
In the third round, he carried the runner with a friendly error from two outs, but did not score after scoring the subsequent batter with Uchino Goro.
Tanaka pitched a solid pitch with three hits, no hits, no runs, and five strikeouts.
Aaron Boone commented, "The fastball is running and the sharpness of the split is good and he has thrown three times vigorously. It is a wonderful adjustment for the start of the season."
Mr. Tanaka was convinced that "the pitch was very responsive because the ball was well controlled and the trajectory of the ball was good for all pitches." Tanaka will open the season about four times in the future, and will start the season.