Japanese right-hander Masahiro Tanaka got an opening day victory in his fourth try Thursday as the New York Yankees started the 2019 season with a 7-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles.The 30-year-old Tanaka became the first Japanese-born pitcher to start four openers in the major leagues, surpassing Hideo Nomo's three. He was picked as the Yankees' starter for three consecutive season openers from 2015.In front of a Yankee Stadium crowd of 46,928, Tanaka (1-0) allowed two runs, one earned, and six hits over 5-2/3 innings, striking out five of the 22 batters he faced and walking none in his 83…READ FULL ARTICLE
