The Yankees were lifted to a 4–3 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday afternoon by Masahiro Tanaka and Alex Rodriguez, two players they desperately needed to play well. Tanaka out-dueled Hisashi Iwakuma, his former teammate in Japan, settling in after a rocky 24-pitch first inning and tossing seven innings of four-run ball. The Yankees ace hit […]
Day: April 17, 2016
Watch: A-Rod snaps 0-for-19 with two-run shot to left
It’s no secret that Alex Rodriguez is slumping. The Yankees’ 40-year-old designated hitter entered Sunday with just three hits in 30 at-bats, and was dropped from third to sixth in the order as a result. “Sometimes moving a guy will help them relax a little bit,” manager Joe Girardi told reporters before the game. “Not that […]