BOSTON -- New York Yankees starters failed to record a complete game in all of 2016 -- the first time in franchise history that's happened.
Masahiro Tanaka ended that slump this season before April was up.
Tanaka pitched a three-hitter to outduel Chris Sale and earn his first shutout since 2014, and the Yankees beat Boston 3-0 on Thursday night.
Tanaka (3-1) struck out three and threw only 97 pitches for his fifth career complete game -- his first since Aug. 15, 2015, which was also the last for New York.
"I knew that we were facing a good pitcher in Chris Sale. Knew how important one run could be, so I tried to go out there and put up zeroes," said Tanaka, who earned his 10th win in his last 11 decisions dating to last season. "A lot of people thought Chris Sale had the upper hand, the way he was pitching."
Tanaka retired the last 14 batters he faced and only allowed one runner to reach second base as the Yankees earned their fifth straight victory over the rival Red Sox. Aaron Hicks had two hits and scored twice, and Matt Holliday had two hits and two RBI.
Sale (1-2) nearly matched Tanaka most of the way, allowing only one unearned run over the first eight innings before giving up three straight singles to start the ninth, when the Yankees added two more runs.
"We had a chance going into the ninth," he said. "I just completely took the wind out of the sails."
Yankees pitching coach Larry Rothschild said Tanaka spoke before the game of the challenge of facing Sale.
"He went toe to toe with Chris Sale," manager Joe Girardi agreed. "He knew he couldn't afford to give up a whole lot of runs. (There was) more pressure on him, in a sense, and he really rose to the occasion."
ADDING ON
Sale stumbled in the fourth, when Hicks singled, took second on a groundout, third on a passed ball and scored on Holliday's sacrifice fly. The Yankees chased Sale when Hicks, Chase Headley and Holliday all singled to start the ninth and score another run.
Heath Hembree gave up a single to Starlin Castro to make it 3-0 before Aaron Judge popped out to the catcher and Chris Carter grounded into a double play.
In all, Sale was charged with two earned runs and eight hits in eight-plus innings, striking out 10 and walking none. He joined Pedro Martinez, Roger Clemens and Jon Lester as Red Sox pitchers with 10 or more strikeouts in four straight starts.
NON-SUPPORT
The Red Sox have scored four runs total in Sale's five starts this season. Boston, which scored the most runs in baseball last season, has scored 13 total over its last seven games, losing five and getting shut out three times.
"I don't think our guys, on a day Chris is pitching, they feel like they've got to do more," manager John Farrell said. "We've had great ballgames pitched against us by quality starters. I don't think it's because Chris is on the mound."
BUNTS
Sale is 4-2 with a 1.31 ERA in eight career starts against Yankees. ... Jacoby Ellsbury of the Yankees did not reach base for the first time in 26 games stretching to the end of the 2016 season. ... The starters are the top two on the all-time list for strikeout-to-walk ratio since 1900 among pitchers with at least 500 innings pitched. Tanaka had a 4.94 K/BB ratio entering the game, and Sale's was 4.83. ... The game took 2 hours, 21 minutes, the shortest game between the teams since 1994.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Yankees: INF Didi Gregorious was the designated hitter in a 10:15 a.m. intrasquad game in Tampa. He got four at-bats: two groundouts and a lineout before homering to right off RHP Juan De Paula in his last at-bat.
Red Sox: 2B Dustin Pedroia returned after missing three games and a rainout after being spiked in the left leg by Baltimore's Manny Machado.
UP NEXT
Yankees: Return home to open a three-game series against the Orioles. CC Sabathia (2-1) pitches for New York against Baltimore's Kevin Gausman (1-2).
Red Sox: Welcome the World Series champion Chicago Cubs to Fenway Park for the first time since 2014. Drew Pomeranz (1-1) will face Jake Arrieta (3-0).
New York Yankees
Masahiro Tanaka ended that slump this season before April was up.
Tanaka pitched a three-hitter to outduel Chris Sale and earn his first shutout since 2014, and the Yankees beat Boston 3-0 on Thursday night.
Tanaka (3-1) struck out three and threw only 97 pitches for his fifth career complete game -- his first since Aug. 15, 2015, which was also the last for New York.
"I knew that we were facing a good pitcher in Chris Sale. Knew how important one run could be, so I tried to go out there and put up zeroes," said Tanaka, who earned his 10th win in his last 11 decisions dating to last season. "A lot of people thought Chris Sale had the upper hand, the way he was pitching."
Tanaka retired the last 14 batters he faced and only allowed one runner to reach second base as the Yankees earned their fifth straight victory over the rival Red Sox. Aaron Hicks had two hits and scored twice, and Matt Holliday had two hits and two RBI.
Sale (1-2) nearly matched Tanaka most of the way, allowing only one unearned run over the first eight innings before giving up three straight singles to start the ninth, when the Yankees added two more runs.
"We had a chance going into the ninth," he said. "I just completely took the wind out of the sails."
Yankees pitching coach Larry Rothschild said Tanaka spoke before the game of the challenge of facing Sale.
"He went toe to toe with Chris Sale," manager Joe Girardi agreed. "He knew he couldn't afford to give up a whole lot of runs. (There was) more pressure on him, in a sense, and he really rose to the occasion."
ADDING ON
Sale stumbled in the fourth, when Hicks singled, took second on a groundout, third on a passed ball and scored on Holliday's sacrifice fly. The Yankees chased Sale when Hicks, Chase Headley and Holliday all singled to start the ninth and score another run.
Heath Hembree gave up a single to Starlin Castro to make it 3-0 before Aaron Judge popped out to the catcher and Chris Carter grounded into a double play.
In all, Sale was charged with two earned runs and eight hits in eight-plus innings, striking out 10 and walking none. He joined Pedro Martinez, Roger Clemens and Jon Lester as Red Sox pitchers with 10 or more strikeouts in four straight starts.
NON-SUPPORT
The Red Sox have scored four runs total in Sale's five starts this season. Boston, which scored the most runs in baseball last season, has scored 13 total over its last seven games, losing five and getting shut out three times.
"I don't think our guys, on a day Chris is pitching, they feel like they've got to do more," manager John Farrell said. "We've had great ballgames pitched against us by quality starters. I don't think it's because Chris is on the mound."
BUNTS
Sale is 4-2 with a 1.31 ERA in eight career starts against Yankees. ... Jacoby Ellsbury of the Yankees did not reach base for the first time in 26 games stretching to the end of the 2016 season. ... The starters are the top two on the all-time list for strikeout-to-walk ratio since 1900 among pitchers with at least 500 innings pitched. Tanaka had a 4.94 K/BB ratio entering the game, and Sale's was 4.83. ... The game took 2 hours, 21 minutes, the shortest game between the teams since 1994.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Yankees: INF Didi Gregorious was the designated hitter in a 10:15 a.m. intrasquad game in Tampa. He got four at-bats: two groundouts and a lineout before homering to right off RHP Juan De Paula in his last at-bat.
Red Sox: 2B Dustin Pedroia returned after missing three games and a rainout after being spiked in the left leg by Baltimore's Manny Machado.
UP NEXT
Yankees: Return home to open a three-game series against the Orioles. CC Sabathia (2-1) pitches for New York against Baltimore's Kevin Gausman (1-2).
Red Sox: Welcome the World Series champion Chicago Cubs to Fenway Park for the first time since 2014. Drew Pomeranz (1-1) will face Jake Arrieta (3-0).
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| New York - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Sale pitching for Boston | NYY | BOS |
| Ellsbury struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Hicks struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Headley lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | NYY | BOS |
| Pedroia grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Benintendi lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Betts lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Chris Sale pitching for Boston | NYY | BOS |
| Holliday struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Castro grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Judge struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | NYY | BOS |
| Ramírez singled to shallow left. | 0 | 0 |
| Moreland grounded out to first, Ramírez to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Bogaerts flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Bradley Jr. grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Chris Sale pitching for Boston | NYY | BOS |
| Carter struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Romine struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Torreyes reached on infield single to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Ellsbury struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | NYY | BOS |
| León grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Hernández grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Pedroia grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Chris Sale pitching for Boston | NYY | BOS |
| Hicks singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Headley grounded out to pitcher, Hicks to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Hicks to third on passed ball by León. | 0 | 0 |
| Holliday hit sacrifice fly to left, Hicks scored. | 1 | 0 |
| Castro struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | NYY | BOS |
| Benintendi struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Betts fouled out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Ramírez singled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Moreland grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Ramírez out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Chris Sale pitching for Boston | NYY | BOS |
| Judge hit by pitch. | 1 | 0 |
| Carter grounded into double play, pitcher to second to first, Judge out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| Romine flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | NYY | BOS |
| Bogaerts singled to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Bradley Jr. grounded into double play, first to shortstop to first, Bogaerts out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| León flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Chris Sale pitching for Boston | NYY | BOS |
| Torreyes singled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Ellsbury sacrificed to pitcher, Torreyes to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Hicks grounded out to first, Torreyes to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Headley fouled out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | NYY | BOS |
| Hernández struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Pedroia struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Benintendi lined out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Chris Sale pitching for Boston | NYY | BOS |
| Holliday singled to deep left center, Holliday out stretching at second. | 1 | 0 |
| Castro singled to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Judge struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Carter struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | NYY | BOS |
| Betts grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| Ramírez flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Moreland grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Chris Sale pitching for Boston | NYY | BOS |
| Romine flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Torreyes grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| Ellsbury grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | NYY | BOS |
| Bogaerts fouled out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Bradley Jr. grounded out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| León grounded out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Chris Sale pitching for Boston | NYY | BOS |
| Hicks singled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Headley singled to left, Hicks to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Holliday singled to left, Hicks scored, Headley to third, Holliday to second advancing on throw. | 2 | 0 |
| Hembree relieved Sale. | 2 | 0 |
| Gardner ran for Holliday. | 2 | 0 |
| Castro singled to left, Headley scored, Gardner to third. | 3 | 0 |
| Judge popped out to catcher. | 3 | 0 |
| Carter grounded into double play, third to second to first, Castro out at second. | 3 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | NYY | BOS |
| Hernández grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| Pedroia grounded out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| Benintendi grounded out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
New York Yankees
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellsbury CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .301 | .354 | .411 |
| Hicks LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .324 | .458 | .703 |
| Headley 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .329 | .420 | .543 |
| Holliday DH | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 | .231 | .388 | .385 |
Gardner PR-DH
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .186 | .324 | .237 |
| Castro 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .346 | .386 | .538 |
| Judge RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .269 | .347 | .642 |
| Carter 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .182 | .222 | .333 |
| Romine C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .273 | .327 | .386 |
| Torreyes SS | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .308 | .308 | .431 |
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 120 | |||
| BATTING RBI: Holliday 2 (10), Castro (14) S: Ellsbury SF: Holliday GIDP: Carter 2 Yankees RISP: 2-6 (Holliday 1-1, Headley 0-1, Hicks 0-1, Carter 0-1, Castro 1-1, Judge 0-1) Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (Carter-Torreyes-Carter). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Fenway Park, Boston, MA |
| Attendance | 34,054 (90.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:21 |
| Weather | 53 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 10 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mark Carlson, First Base - Manny Gonzalez, Second Base - Lance Barksdale, Third Base - Fieldin Culbreth |
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