4 years agoNew York Yankees starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka struggled against the Rays on Wednesday, allowing five runs over only four innings of work. Tanaka’s slider was the lone bright spot in an otherwise lackluster performance as the pitch generated seven swinging-strikes (28 pitches) for a 25% swinging-strike rate, but Tanaka also left a slider hanging over the plate that Rays outfielder Randy Arozarena hit into the seats. It’s only one start and the Rays hitters have terrorized New York pitching with 18 runs in their last three games, so Tanaka’s poor start shouldn’t have fantasy managers too concerned regarding his performance going forward.--Sam Chinitz
Source: Baseball Savant