NEW YORK -- On a day of prime pitching in the Big Apple, Masahiro Tanaka did more than his part.
Tanaka bested Max Scherzer, Stephen Drew hit two solo home runs and the New York Yankees beat the Washington Nationals 6-1 on Tuesday night for their seventh straight victory.
"Obviously, I knew who I was going up against today," Tanaka said through a translator.
The top mound performance in town, however, came about 10 miles away from Yankee Stadium. Over at Citi Field, Giants rookie Chris Heston threw a no-hitter against the New York Mets.
"I did hear about that right at the end of the game, so it's quite an accomplishment for a young pitcher," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said.
And quite a nice night for pitching in New York, right?
"Yes, it was," he said.
A two-out throwing error by shortstop Ian Desmond in the seventh inning broke a 1-all tie. New York went on to match its longest winning streak since 2012.
Bryce Harper hit his 20th home run for the Nationals, who have lost nine of 11. Washington fell in its first trip to Yankee Stadium since 2009.
Tanaka (4-1) gave up one run and five hits in seven innings, walking none and striking out six. No one on the Nationals had ever batted against him, and it showed with several timid, late swings.
Tanaka made his second start since wrist and forearm ailments put him on the disabled list. No ill effects, apparently.
"I think he enjoys the stage. I do," Girardi said. "I think that's one of the reasons he came to New York, too, because I think he likes the competition and the excitement of pitching here."
Scherzer (6-5) kept pace with Tanaka until the seventh.
"You always want to face the best," Scherzer said. "You don't measure yourself against the worst."
With two outs and runners on first and second, Alex Rodriguez hit a hard grounder in the hole, and Desmond made a dive to stop it. Desmond threw from one knee, trying to get a forceout at third, but the toss hit runner Ramon Flores as he neared the bag.
The ball caromed into the dugout for a run on the fielder's choice.
"I thought it's an outstanding baserunning play," Girardi said. "You tell a guy to read the fielder that's in front of you and kind of try to get in the way, in a sense, of the throw -- like Reggie (Jackson) used to."
Reliever Matt Thornton gave up a two-run single to Brian McCann and an RBI single to Carlos Beltran.
Drew's homer in the third marked his 1,000th career hit, and he homered again in the eighth. He has four multihomer games lifetime, including one Friday night.
Drew began the day batting .168.
"It is what it is," he said. "It's a numbers game, and in April I did have some great at-bats and nothing for it."
Harper homered in his first game at Yankee Stadium, hitting a tying drive to center field in the fourth. The shot landed near Monument Park -- before batting practice, Harper toured the area, checking out the plaques and tributes to Mickey Mantle, Babe Ruth and other Yankees greats.
Leading off the seventh with the score tied, Harper switched up his strategy and tried to bunt on a 1-2 pitch but fouled it off for strike three.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Nationals: CF Denard Span was a late scratch because of back spasms. He exited early Sunday, tried to get loose before this game and was pulled from the lineup. ... RHP Stephen Strasburg (neck tightness) threw a bullpen session earlier in the day. If he's OK, he'll pitch live batting practice later this week in Milwaukee. ... RHP Doug Fister (forearm tightness) will next throw in a rehab game for Double-A Harrisburg as he builds up his pitch count.
Yankees: OF Jacoby Ellsbury, out since May 20 because of a sprained right knee, is making progress, Girardi said. But he said it's too early to look at a return date.
UP NEXT
Nationals: LHP Gio Gonzalez is 1-5 with a 7.30 ERA in seven career starts versus the Yankees. He'll pitch Wednesday afternoon against Nathan Eovaldi -- they matched up May 19 in Washington, and both were hit hard.
Yankees: Eovaldi (5-1, 4.16 ERA) is 0-4 in 11 career interleague starts. Harper and Desmond homered off him last month when the right-hander gave up five runs in 4 1/3 innings.
SANTOS SIGNED
The Yankees signed righty reliever Sergio Santos to a minor league deal. He was 0-0 with a 4.73 ERA in 12 games for the Dodgers before being released in late May. The 31-year-old posted 30 saves for the White Sox in 2011.
Tanaka bested Max Scherzer, Stephen Drew hit two solo home runs and the New York Yankees beat the Washington Nationals 6-1 on Tuesday night for their seventh straight victory.
"Obviously, I knew who I was going up against today," Tanaka said through a translator.
The top mound performance in town, however, came about 10 miles away from Yankee Stadium. Over at Citi Field, Giants rookie Chris Heston threw a no-hitter against the New York Mets.
"I did hear about that right at the end of the game, so it's quite an accomplishment for a young pitcher," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said.
And quite a nice night for pitching in New York, right?
"Yes, it was," he said.
A two-out throwing error by shortstop Ian Desmond in the seventh inning broke a 1-all tie. New York went on to match its longest winning streak since 2012.
Bryce Harper hit his 20th home run for the Nationals, who have lost nine of 11. Washington fell in its first trip to Yankee Stadium since 2009.
Tanaka (4-1) gave up one run and five hits in seven innings, walking none and striking out six. No one on the Nationals had ever batted against him, and it showed with several timid, late swings.
Tanaka made his second start since wrist and forearm ailments put him on the disabled list. No ill effects, apparently.
"I think he enjoys the stage. I do," Girardi said. "I think that's one of the reasons he came to New York, too, because I think he likes the competition and the excitement of pitching here."
Scherzer (6-5) kept pace with Tanaka until the seventh.
"You always want to face the best," Scherzer said. "You don't measure yourself against the worst."
With two outs and runners on first and second, Alex Rodriguez hit a hard grounder in the hole, and Desmond made a dive to stop it. Desmond threw from one knee, trying to get a forceout at third, but the toss hit runner Ramon Flores as he neared the bag.
The ball caromed into the dugout for a run on the fielder's choice.
"I thought it's an outstanding baserunning play," Girardi said. "You tell a guy to read the fielder that's in front of you and kind of try to get in the way, in a sense, of the throw -- like Reggie (Jackson) used to."
Reliever Matt Thornton gave up a two-run single to Brian McCann and an RBI single to Carlos Beltran.
Drew's homer in the third marked his 1,000th career hit, and he homered again in the eighth. He has four multihomer games lifetime, including one Friday night.
Drew began the day batting .168.
"It is what it is," he said. "It's a numbers game, and in April I did have some great at-bats and nothing for it."
Harper homered in his first game at Yankee Stadium, hitting a tying drive to center field in the fourth. The shot landed near Monument Park -- before batting practice, Harper toured the area, checking out the plaques and tributes to Mickey Mantle, Babe Ruth and other Yankees greats.
Leading off the seventh with the score tied, Harper switched up his strategy and tried to bunt on a 1-2 pitch but fouled it off for strike three.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Nationals: CF Denard Span was a late scratch because of back spasms. He exited early Sunday, tried to get loose before this game and was pulled from the lineup. ... RHP Stephen Strasburg (neck tightness) threw a bullpen session earlier in the day. If he's OK, he'll pitch live batting practice later this week in Milwaukee. ... RHP Doug Fister (forearm tightness) will next throw in a rehab game for Double-A Harrisburg as he builds up his pitch count.
Yankees: OF Jacoby Ellsbury, out since May 20 because of a sprained right knee, is making progress, Girardi said. But he said it's too early to look at a return date.
UP NEXT
Nationals: LHP Gio Gonzalez is 1-5 with a 7.30 ERA in seven career starts versus the Yankees. He'll pitch Wednesday afternoon against Nathan Eovaldi -- they matched up May 19 in Washington, and both were hit hard.
Yankees: Eovaldi (5-1, 4.16 ERA) is 0-4 in 11 career interleague starts. Harper and Desmond homered off him last month when the right-hander gave up five runs in 4 1/3 innings.
SANTOS SIGNED
The Yankees signed righty reliever Sergio Santos to a minor league deal. He was 0-0 with a 4.73 ERA in 12 games for the Dodgers before being released in late May. The 31-year-old posted 30 saves for the White Sox in 2011.
7:05PM,EDT,June 9,2015
Yankee Stadium, New York, New York
Yankee Stadium, New York, New York
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Washington - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | WSH | NYY |
| Escobar grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Rendon flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Harper grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Max Scherzer pitching for Washington | WSH | NYY |
| Gardner flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Headley flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Rodriguez struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | WSH | NYY |
| Zimmerman grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Robinson struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Ramos grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Max Scherzer pitching for Washington | WSH | NYY |
| Teixeira flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| McCann doubled to left center. | 0 | 0 |
| Beltrán struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Gregorius flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | WSH | NYY |
| Desmond struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Espinosa struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Max Scherzer pitching for Washington | WSH | NYY |
| Drew homered to right (375 feet). | 0 | 1 |
| Flores flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| Gardner walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Headley struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Rodriguez lined out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | WSH | NYY |
| Escobar singled to center. | 0 | 1 |
| Rendon grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Escobar out at second. | 0 | 1 |
| Harper homered to center (421 feet). | 1 | 1 |
| Zimmerman grounded out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Max Scherzer pitching for Washington | WSH | NYY |
| Teixeira struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| McCann struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| Beltrán singled to right. | 1 | 1 |
| Gregorius grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Beltrán out at second. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | WSH | NYY |
| Robinson struck out looking. | 1 | 1 |
| Ramos grounded out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Desmond lined out to left. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Max Scherzer pitching for Washington | WSH | NYY |
| Drew flied out to left. | 1 | 1 |
| Flores singled to left. | 1 | 1 |
| Gardner struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| Headley grounded out to first. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | WSH | NYY |
| Espinosa grounded out to first. | 1 | 1 |
| Taylor flied out to right. | 1 | 1 |
| Escobar doubled to deep left. | 1 | 1 |
| Rendon grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Max Scherzer pitching for Washington | WSH | NYY |
| Rodriguez grounded out to third. | 1 | 1 |
| Teixeira doubled to deep right. | 1 | 1 |
| McCann singled to left center, Teixeira to third. | 1 | 1 |
| Beltrán grounded into fielder's choice to center, McCann out at second. | 1 | 1 |
| Gregorius struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | WSH | NYY |
| Harper struck out bunting foul. | 1 | 1 |
| Zimmerman struck out looking. | 1 | 1 |
| Robinson singled to center. | 1 | 1 |
| Ramos singled to right, Robinson to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Desmond flied out to center. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Max Scherzer pitching for Washington | WSH | NYY |
| Drew grounded out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Flores singled to right. | 1 | 1 |
| Gardner singled to left, Flores to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Headley lined out to right. | 1 | 1 |
| Rodriguez grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Flores scored, Gardner safe at third on throwing error by shortstop Desmond, Rodriguez safe at second on throwing error by shortstop Desmond. | 1 | 2 |
| Thornton relieved Scherzer. | 1 | 2 |
| Teixeira intentionally walked. | 1 | 2 |
| McCann singled to right, Gardner and Rodriguez scored, Teixeira to third. | 1 | 4 |
| Beltrán singled to left, Teixeira scored, McCann to second. | 1 | 5 |
| Gregorius lined out to shortstop. | 1 | 5 |
| 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Washington - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Dellin Betances pitching for New York | WSH | NYY |
| Young in right field. | 1 | 5 |
| Betances relieved Tanaka. | 1 | 5 |
| Espinosa lined out to left. | 1 | 5 |
| Taylor flied out to right. | 1 | 5 |
| Escobar struck out swinging. | 1 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Taylor Hill pitching for Washington | WSH | NYY |
| Hill relieved Thornton. | 1 | 5 |
| Drew homered to right (385 feet). | 1 | 6 |
| Flores singled to right. | 1 | 6 |
| Gardner grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Flores out at second. | 1 | 6 |
| Headley singled to left. | 1 | 6 |
| Rodriguez grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Headley out at second. | 1 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Chasen Shreve pitching for New York | WSH | NYY |
| Shreve relieved Betances. | 1 | 6 |
| Rendon flied out to center. | 1 | 6 |
| Harper doubled to left center. | 1 | 6 |
| Zimmerman grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 6 |
| Robinson walked. | 1 | 6 |
| Miller relieved Shreve. | 1 | 6 |
| Ramos grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington Nationals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Escobar DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .328 | .385 | .404 |
| Rendon 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .158 | .200 | .211 |
| Harper RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .330 | .465 | .723 |
| Zimmerman 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .209 | .265 | .346 |
| Robinson LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 22 | .250 | .304 | .328 |
| Ramos C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .263 | .284 | .377 |
| Desmond SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .239 | .283 | .378 |
| Espinosa 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .252 | .354 | .450 |
| Taylor CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .222 | .277 | .373 |
| Totals | 32 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 128 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Escobar (7, Tanaka); Harper (13, Shreve) HR: Harper (20, 4th inning off Tanaka 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: Harper (47) 2-out RBI: Harper GIDP: Rendon Nationals RISP: 0-4 (Ramos 0-1, Rendon 0-1, Desmond 0-1, Zimmerman 0-1) Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Desmond (14, throw) DP: 1 (Desmond-Espinosa-Zimmerman). Outfield Assist: Taylor (McCann at 2nd base). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
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Game Information
| Stadium | Yankee Stadium, New York, NY |
| Attendance | 36,613 (73.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:51 |
| Weather | 83 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 20 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Gary Cederstrom, First Base - Eric Cooper, Second Base - Lance Barksdale, Third Base - Quinn Wolcott |
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