Baseball: Yankees hurler Tanaka to start ALCS Game 1 in Houston

Japanese right-hander Masahiro Tanaka will start Game 1 of the American League Championship Series on Friday against the Houston Astros, the New York Yankees announced on Thursday.Tanaka won his first playoff game in the majors with seven stellar innings in a 1-0 win against the Cleveland Indians in Game 3 of the American League Division Series last Sunday.Down 2-0 in the series and with the Yankees' season on the line, Tanaka (1-0) allowed just three hits and a walk, striking out seven against the team with the best record in the AL this year.He will become the fifth Japanese pitcher to st…READ FULL ARTICLE