Major League Baseball Playoffs Yankees Tanaka 6 runs to advance to Division Series

Major League Baseball Playoffs Yankees Tanaka 6 runs into the Division Series October 1st 17:27

In the major league playoffs and the American League division series advancement deciding match, pitcher Masahiro Tanaka of the Yankees started the second game with the Indians and did not win or lose with 6 goals in the middle of the 5th inning, but the team won 2 consecutive wins. We have decided to advance to the district series for the fourth consecutive year.

The Yankees won the first leg to advance to the division series, and pitcher Tanaka started in the second leg at the opponent's home base Cleveland on the 30th.

The game started about 40 minutes late due to the forecast of rain, and pitcher Tanaka suffered from control and was hit by two bases in a row from one out while the rain and wind became stronger from the time he reached the mound in the bottom of the first inning. I lost.

The game was interrupted for about 30 minutes here, and pitcher Tanaka lost four points in line with this time, including two consecutive hits in a timely manner even after resuming.

After that, he threw tenaciously around the changing ball and did not allow additional points, and the batting line reversed in the 4th inning with a full-base home run, but in the 5th inning, which was reached 6-4, control was disturbed again and a no-out first base and second base pinch was invited and the mound. The pitcher who took the place was hit by a timely two-base and was tied.

Pitcher Tanaka threw halfway through the 5th inning with 5 hits and 3 walks, and was able to win or lose with 6 runs, which was his most in the playoffs.

The game continued to score points with each other, and the Yankees scored two points in the ninth inning to chase one point and turned around to win 10-9, deciding to advance to the district series for the fourth consecutive year with two consecutive victories.

Reflection on Tanaka "I can't imagine doing it"

Pitcher Tanaka commented on the scene where he scored four goals at the start in bad weather. "I honestly didn't imagine that I would do it in such a strong rain and wind. It was quite difficult, but if the referee said that I would do it, I would do it. I had to get rid of it firmly. I think it was my lack of power. "

He vowed to roll back, saying, "Today I really got help from my friends. I want to go back to the next one, and I want to look back on today's pitch and connect it to the next pitch."