The Yankees lost a tough one to Baltimore last night 5-2. It was a pitcher’s duel through five as both Andrew Cashner and Masahiro Tanaka were cruising. Aaron Judge finally woke the crowd up in the sixth with a solo shot (his second of the year) but that was about all the offense the Yank’s were able to manage all night. For awhile it looked like that might be enough as Tanaka was dominant through 6. He made one mistake all night, a hanging slider that ended up in the left field seats off the bat of Andrew Jones. Chad Green would come in for Tanaka but would also struggle, allowing the O’s put up a 5 spot in the 7th and never look back. Baltimore’s pitching had the Yanks off balance all night, only allowing four hits while tallying 8 strikeouts.
Overall, I don’t think there is too much to worry about here. Tanaka was great outside of one pitch and Betances even turned in a relatively clean inning in the ninth. Every offense, even this crazy lineup, is going to have bad nights once and awhile. Let’s not forget that the opposing pitchers are professionals too. So no need for panic in Yankeeland, it is a long season my friends. They’ll be back out there tonight looking to redeem themselves against Baltimore. First pitch is at 7:05 in the Bronx and we’ll have CC Sabathia facing Kevin Gausman.