NEW YORK -- For a stretch Friday night, Masahiro Tanaka looked like New York's ace for the first time this season.
Next step: keep that form over a full game.
Tanaka delivered 6 1/3 effective innings, Aroldis Chapman escaped his own jam for his third save in three days and the Yankees beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 for their fifth straight win.
Tanaka (1-1) entered with an 11.74 ERA over his first two starts, but he recovered nicely Friday after Matt Carpenter's two-run homer in the first. The Japanese right-hander allowed three runs, five hits and two walks and struck out five.
"Especially from the start of the third inning, I thought his stuff got really sharp," New York manager Joe Girardi said.
Chapman allowed a two-out walk to Randal Grichuk and a double to pinch-hitter Jose Martinez before Dexter Fowler -- the closer's teammate on the World Series champion Cubs last year -- grounded out to second to end it. Chapman got his third save on the season.
Dellin Betances struck out three in a scoreless eighth. New York's relievers haven't allowed an earned run over their last 13 1/3 innings.
New York has won its first four home games to start a season for the first time since 2003.
Girardi has tied Tanaka's early struggles to poor control and difficulties with his split-finger fastball. Tanaka's go-to pitch briefly betrayed him when he mis-located a trio of splitters to Carpenter -- two in the dirt, one over the plate -- before the Cardinals' No. 3 hitter launched his first homer of the season, a two-run shot off a 95 mph sinker.
Tanaka mostly cruised after that. He threw first-pitch strikes to 13 of his first 16 batters and retired 10 straight before Matt Adams' broken-bat single to start the seventh. A fielder's choice and a walk followed, and then Grichuk ended Tanaka's outing with an RBI double to left.
Two batters later, Fowler drove a ball to the warning track off Tyler Clippard, but right fielder Aaron Judge chased it down.
Tanaka also allowed three runs in the first inning of his previous start against Tampa Bay. Now that he's at least put together one solid outing, he's aiming to improve his first-inning performance -- he called the early runs " a little bit deflating" through a translator.
Michael Wacha (1-1) struck out eight for struggling St. Louis but allowed two homers and four runs over six innings.
SLOPPY ST. LOUIS
The Cardinals are 3-7 this season and lost this one in part because of a messy defensive miscue. In the fifth, Jacoby Ellsbury was held at third on Chase Headley's double, but second baseman Kolten Wong still relayed the ball home from short right field. Catcher Yadier Molina misplayed the short-hop, and the ball rolled toward the backstop, allowing Ellsbury to score.
Wong's throw wasn't far off target, but it also wasn't necessary with Ellsbury already stopped at third.
"I mean you got Jacoby Ellsbury running on first base, ball's hit you know to the wall, obviously I'm coming up ready to throw," Wong said. "I made a throw and you know, it was an error, so it is what it is."
THREE'S ENOUGH
Girardi generally avoids using the same reliever three straight days, but said that Chapman is "a different guy."
"Now, he will probably lobby to pitch tomorrow," Girardi said. "It will be an absolute no."
GOING LONG
Starlin Castro homered to right-center on Wacha's 96 mph fastball in the first inning. The two-run shot was his second this season, both to the opposite field.
Austin Romine put New York up 3-2 with a solo homer in the second, hours after Girardi remarked the glove-first catcher has "figured it out a little bit" at the plate.
BRIGHT SPOT
Matt Bowman pitched a perfect seventh inning and has 15 consecutive scoreless innings dating to last season. He also pitched 12 scoreless innings in spring training.
St. Louis entered the night with a majors-worst 7.86 bullpen ERA.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Cardinals: LHP Tyler Lyons dominated in his rehab start with Triple-A Memphis on Wednesday, but manager Mike Matheny said he is still building up. Lyons is on the 10-day disabled list with a right knee injury.
Yankees: Greg Bird started at first base for the second straight game after missing four games with a sore right ankle and a stomach ailment. He went 0 for 3 and is 1 for 23 on the season with 11 strikeouts.
UP NEXT
Cardinals: Carlos Martinez (0-1, 3.65 ERA) gave up six runs over five innings to Cincinnati in his last start. He'll pitch Saturday with an extra day of rest.
Yankees: CC Sabathia (1-0, 1.64) has more walks (six) than strikeouts (five) through two starts but has allowed just two earned runs over two New York victories.
St. Louis Cardinals
Next step: keep that form over a full game.
Tanaka delivered 6 1/3 effective innings, Aroldis Chapman escaped his own jam for his third save in three days and the Yankees beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 for their fifth straight win.
Tanaka (1-1) entered with an 11.74 ERA over his first two starts, but he recovered nicely Friday after Matt Carpenter's two-run homer in the first. The Japanese right-hander allowed three runs, five hits and two walks and struck out five.
"Especially from the start of the third inning, I thought his stuff got really sharp," New York manager Joe Girardi said.
Chapman allowed a two-out walk to Randal Grichuk and a double to pinch-hitter Jose Martinez before Dexter Fowler -- the closer's teammate on the World Series champion Cubs last year -- grounded out to second to end it. Chapman got his third save on the season.
Dellin Betances struck out three in a scoreless eighth. New York's relievers haven't allowed an earned run over their last 13 1/3 innings.
New York has won its first four home games to start a season for the first time since 2003.
Girardi has tied Tanaka's early struggles to poor control and difficulties with his split-finger fastball. Tanaka's go-to pitch briefly betrayed him when he mis-located a trio of splitters to Carpenter -- two in the dirt, one over the plate -- before the Cardinals' No. 3 hitter launched his first homer of the season, a two-run shot off a 95 mph sinker.
Tanaka mostly cruised after that. He threw first-pitch strikes to 13 of his first 16 batters and retired 10 straight before Matt Adams' broken-bat single to start the seventh. A fielder's choice and a walk followed, and then Grichuk ended Tanaka's outing with an RBI double to left.
Two batters later, Fowler drove a ball to the warning track off Tyler Clippard, but right fielder Aaron Judge chased it down.
Tanaka also allowed three runs in the first inning of his previous start against Tampa Bay. Now that he's at least put together one solid outing, he's aiming to improve his first-inning performance -- he called the early runs " a little bit deflating" through a translator.
Michael Wacha (1-1) struck out eight for struggling St. Louis but allowed two homers and four runs over six innings.
SLOPPY ST. LOUIS
The Cardinals are 3-7 this season and lost this one in part because of a messy defensive miscue. In the fifth, Jacoby Ellsbury was held at third on Chase Headley's double, but second baseman Kolten Wong still relayed the ball home from short right field. Catcher Yadier Molina misplayed the short-hop, and the ball rolled toward the backstop, allowing Ellsbury to score.
Wong's throw wasn't far off target, but it also wasn't necessary with Ellsbury already stopped at third.
"I mean you got Jacoby Ellsbury running on first base, ball's hit you know to the wall, obviously I'm coming up ready to throw," Wong said. "I made a throw and you know, it was an error, so it is what it is."
THREE'S ENOUGH
Girardi generally avoids using the same reliever three straight days, but said that Chapman is "a different guy."
"Now, he will probably lobby to pitch tomorrow," Girardi said. "It will be an absolute no."
GOING LONG
Starlin Castro homered to right-center on Wacha's 96 mph fastball in the first inning. The two-run shot was his second this season, both to the opposite field.
Austin Romine put New York up 3-2 with a solo homer in the second, hours after Girardi remarked the glove-first catcher has "figured it out a little bit" at the plate.
BRIGHT SPOT
Matt Bowman pitched a perfect seventh inning and has 15 consecutive scoreless innings dating to last season. He also pitched 12 scoreless innings in spring training.
St. Louis entered the night with a majors-worst 7.86 bullpen ERA.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Cardinals: LHP Tyler Lyons dominated in his rehab start with Triple-A Memphis on Wednesday, but manager Mike Matheny said he is still building up. Lyons is on the 10-day disabled list with a right knee injury.
Yankees: Greg Bird started at first base for the second straight game after missing four games with a sore right ankle and a stomach ailment. He went 0 for 3 and is 1 for 23 on the season with 11 strikeouts.
UP NEXT
Cardinals: Carlos Martinez (0-1, 3.65 ERA) gave up six runs over five innings to Cincinnati in his last start. He'll pitch Saturday with an extra day of rest.
Yankees: CC Sabathia (1-0, 1.64) has more walks (six) than strikeouts (five) through two starts but has allowed just two earned runs over two New York victories.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| St. Louis - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | STL | NYY |
| Fowler flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Díaz reached on infield single to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Carpenter homered to right (421 feet), Díaz scored. | 2 | 0 |
| Piscotty struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Adams grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Michael Wacha pitching for St. Louis | STL | NYY |
| Gardner walked. | 2 | 0 |
| Castro homered to right (389 feet), Gardner scored. | 2 | 2 |
| Holliday struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Ellsbury reached on bunt single to third. | 2 | 2 |
| Headley struck out swinging, Ellsbury stole second. | 2 | 2 |
| Judge struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | STL | NYY |
| Molina grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 2 |
| Peralta grounded out to third. | 2 | 2 |
| Grichuk struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Michael Wacha pitching for St. Louis | STL | NYY |
| Bird flied out to center. | 2 | 2 |
| Romine homered to right (371 feet). | 2 | 3 |
| Torreyes flied out to center. | 2 | 3 |
| Gardner walked. | 2 | 3 |
| Castro reached on infield single to third, Gardner to second. | 2 | 3 |
| Holliday struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | STL | NYY |
| Wong flied out to left. | 2 | 3 |
| Fowler grounded out to first. | 2 | 3 |
| Díaz hit a ground rule double to right. | 2 | 3 |
| Carpenter walked. | 2 | 3 |
| Piscotty struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Michael Wacha pitching for St. Louis | STL | NYY |
| Ellsbury flied out to left. | 2 | 3 |
| Headley singled to center. | 2 | 3 |
| Judge lined out to left. | 2 | 3 |
| Bird grounded out to third. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | STL | NYY |
| Adams flied out to center. | 2 | 3 |
| Molina grounded out to third. | 2 | 3 |
| Peralta lined out to third. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Michael Wacha pitching for St. Louis | STL | NYY |
| Romine singled to shallow right. | 2 | 3 |
| Torreyes singled to left center, Romine to second. | 2 | 3 |
| Gardner grounded into fielder's choice to second, Torreyes out at second, Romine to third. | 2 | 3 |
| Castro grounded into double play, third to second to first, Gardner out at second. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | STL | NYY |
| Grichuk struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| Wong lined out to left. | 2 | 3 |
| Fowler grounded out to second. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Michael Wacha pitching for St. Louis | STL | NYY |
| Holliday flied out to right. | 2 | 3 |
| Ellsbury singled to right. | 2 | 3 |
| Headley doubled to right, Ellsbury to third, Ellsbury scored, Headley to third on throwing error by second baseman Wong. | 2 | 4 |
| Judge struck out swinging. | 2 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | STL | NYY |
| Díaz flied out to left. | 2 | 4 |
| Carpenter struck out swinging. | 2 | 4 |
| Piscotty grounded out to third. | 2 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Michael Wacha pitching for St. Louis | STL | NYY |
| Romine struck out swinging. | 2 | 4 |
| Torreyes fouled out to catcher. | 2 | 4 |
| Gardner struck out looking. | 2 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | STL | NYY |
| Adams reached on infield single to shortstop. | 2 | 4 |
| Molina grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Adams out at second. | 2 | 4 |
| Peralta walked, Molina to second. | 2 | 4 |
| Grichuk doubled to left, Molina scored, Peralta to third. | 3 | 4 |
| Clippard relieved Tanaka. | 3 | 4 |
| Wong flied out to center. | 3 | 4 |
| Fowler flied out to right. | 3 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Matt Bowman pitching for St. Louis | STL | NYY |
| Bowman relieved Wacha. | 3 | 4 |
| Castro popped out to shortstop. | 3 | 4 |
| Holliday struck out swinging. | 3 | 4 |
| Ellsbury grounded out to first. | 3 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Dellin Betances pitching for New York | STL | NYY |
| Betances relieved Clippard. | 3 | 4 |
| Díaz struck out looking. | 3 | 4 |
| Carpenter struck out swinging. | 3 | 4 |
| Piscotty walked. | 3 | 4 |
| Adams struck out swinging. | 3 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Kevin Siegrist pitching for St. Louis | STL | NYY |
| Siegrist relieved Bowman. | 3 | 4 |
| Headley walked. | 3 | 4 |
| Headley stole second. | 3 | 4 |
| Judge struck out swinging. | 3 | 4 |
| Bird walked. | 3 | 4 |
| Romine grounded out to pitcher, Headley to third, Bird to second. | 3 | 4 |
| Torreyes flied out to center. | 3 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Aroldis Chapman pitching for New York | STL | NYY |
| Chapman relieved Betances. | 3 | 4 |
| Molina struck out swinging. | 3 | 4 |
| Peralta flied out to right. | 3 | 4 |
| Grichuk walked. | 3 | 4 |
| J. Martínez hit for Wong. | 3 | 4 |
| J. Martínez doubled to left, Grichuk to third. | 3 | 4 |
| Fowler grounded out to second. | 3 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
St. Louis Cardinals
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fowler CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .150 | .244 | .175 |
| Díaz SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .300 | .300 | .600 |
| Carpenter 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 22 | .207 | .359 | .310 |
| Piscotty RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | .240 | .367 | .400 |
| Adams DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .167 | .286 | .167 |
| Molina C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .250 | .343 | .286 |
| Peralta 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | .130 | .167 | .130 |
| Grichuk LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | .222 | .263 | .444 |
| Wong 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .148 | .258 | .222 |
a-J. Martínez PH
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .556 | .636 | .778 |
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 153 | |||
| a-doubled to left for K Wong in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Díaz (3, Tanaka); Grichuk (2, Tanaka); J. Martínez (2, Chapman) HR: Carpenter (1, 1st inning off Tanaka 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: Carpenter 2 (4), Grichuk (6) Cardinals RISP: 1-5 (Wong 0-1, Fowler 0-2, Grichuk 1-1, Piscotty 0-1) Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Wong (2, throw) DP: 1 (Peralta-Wong-Carpenter). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Yankee Stadium, New York, NY |
| Attendance | 39,102 (78.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:54 |
| Weather | 58 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 14 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - James Hoye, First Base - Will Little, Second Base - Jeff Kellogg, Third Base - Tim Timmons |
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