New York Yankees right-hander Masahiro Tanaka fell to his ninth loss of the season despite 7-2/3 solid innings in a 3-0 defeat to the Boston Red Sox on Sunday.Tanaka (7-9) allowed three runs on eight hits while striking out nine with no walks amid a lack of run support in the second game of a doubleheader at Fenway Park. The Yankees, who won the day's first game 3-0, were blanked for the first time this year.
"It was good overall," the 28-year-old said of his 112-pitch effort. "So it's all the more disappointing that I was hit with that home run."He was referring to Mookie Betts' two-run hom…READ FULL ARTICLE
