SEATTLE -- In an effort not to overstress his arm, the goal was to get New York Yankees starter Masahiro Tanaka into the sixth inning in 80 pitches in his return from the disabled list.
Tanaka blew away that expectation Wednesday. Tanaka was so good and so efficient with his pitch count, New York manager Joe Girardi had to avoid the temptation to send him back out for the eighth inning.
"His stuff was sharp today and his ability to move the ball around and expand the zone when he needed to," Girardi said. "It's not an easy lineup. They've got some boys who can hit the ball out of the ball yard and he did a nice job."
Tanaka gave up one run over seven innings in his return from the disabled list, backed by home runs from Garrett Jones and Mark Teixeira and the Yankees completed a three-game sweep of Seattle Mariners with a 3-1 victory.
Jones homered for the second straight day, hitting a two-run shot in the fourth inning off Seattle starter Taijuan Walker (2-6). Jones hit a three-run home run in the 11th inning of the Yankees' 5-3 victory Tuesday night.
Teixeira added his second home run of the series and his 16th of the season, hitting a solo shot in the second inning that just eluded leaping right fielder Seth Smith at the wall.
"When I'm in there I'm just trying to make the most of it and have fun and not try and do too much, but try and do some damage," Jones said. "I think with any hitter you put a couple of good swings on the ball you start to get that feel."
But the story for the Yankees was Tanaka. Making his first start in more than a month, Tanaka (3-1) was efficient and overpowering, with a bump in velocity on his fastball that had not been seen yet this season.
Despite being on an 80-pitch limit in his return, Tanaka got through seven innings without even reaching the 80-pitch mark, throwing just 78 pitches in handing the Mariners their fifth straight loss.
Tanaka struck out a season-high nine and had zero walks, going to a three-ball count against only two batters.
"I have to agree. I think it is the best outing I've had this season so far," Tanaka said through an interpreter.
Tanaka had not pitched in the majors since April 23 when he went 6 1/3 innings against Detroit and allowed one earned run in a no-decision. He landed on the disabled list five days later with wrist tendinitis and a forearm strain.
"We all wait to see how he feels tomorrow," Girardi said.
The Mariners one chance at a big inning against Tanaka came in the third when Brad Miller tripled and scored on Dustin Ackley's one-hop double off the left field wall.
But the rally ended quickly. With one out, Morrison singled to left, but Ackley was thrown out at the plate on a perfect throw from left fielder Ramon Flores and Austin Jackson struck out looking to end the threat.
"I think if that throw is either way a couple of feet I think I'm safe," Ackley said.
MILLER'S COMEBACK
Seattle loaded the bases in the eighth against relievers Chris Capuano and Andrew Miller with one out behind a single, hit batter and walk. But Miller recovered to strike out Logan Morrison after falling behind 3-0, and got a ground out from Austin Jackson to end the threat.
Miller pitched the ninth for his 17th save. Miller is the first player in franchise history to convert his first 17 save opportunities with the club.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Yankees: Catcher Brian McCann left in the second inning with soreness in his right foot. He is scheduled to have an MRI on Thursday in New York. He was replaced by John Ryan Murphy.
Mariners: Seattle manager Lloyd McClendon said he's sticking with Fernando Rodney as his closer despite his third blown save of the season on Tuesday night. McClendon said he wants to watch the innings of young right-hander Carson Smith, who has developed into a reliable eighth inning option.
UP NEXT
Yankees: New York has a day off Thursday before opening a homestand against the Los Angeles Angels on Friday. Nathan Eovaldi (4-1) will get the start.
Mariners: LHP Roenis Elias (2-2) tries to rebound from a loss in his last start when he faces Tampa Bay on Thursday.
Tanaka blew away that expectation Wednesday. Tanaka was so good and so efficient with his pitch count, New York manager Joe Girardi had to avoid the temptation to send him back out for the eighth inning.
"His stuff was sharp today and his ability to move the ball around and expand the zone when he needed to," Girardi said. "It's not an easy lineup. They've got some boys who can hit the ball out of the ball yard and he did a nice job."
Tanaka gave up one run over seven innings in his return from the disabled list, backed by home runs from Garrett Jones and Mark Teixeira and the Yankees completed a three-game sweep of Seattle Mariners with a 3-1 victory.
Jones homered for the second straight day, hitting a two-run shot in the fourth inning off Seattle starter Taijuan Walker (2-6). Jones hit a three-run home run in the 11th inning of the Yankees' 5-3 victory Tuesday night.
Teixeira added his second home run of the series and his 16th of the season, hitting a solo shot in the second inning that just eluded leaping right fielder Seth Smith at the wall.
"When I'm in there I'm just trying to make the most of it and have fun and not try and do too much, but try and do some damage," Jones said. "I think with any hitter you put a couple of good swings on the ball you start to get that feel."
But the story for the Yankees was Tanaka. Making his first start in more than a month, Tanaka (3-1) was efficient and overpowering, with a bump in velocity on his fastball that had not been seen yet this season.
Despite being on an 80-pitch limit in his return, Tanaka got through seven innings without even reaching the 80-pitch mark, throwing just 78 pitches in handing the Mariners their fifth straight loss.
Tanaka struck out a season-high nine and had zero walks, going to a three-ball count against only two batters.
"I have to agree. I think it is the best outing I've had this season so far," Tanaka said through an interpreter.
Tanaka had not pitched in the majors since April 23 when he went 6 1/3 innings against Detroit and allowed one earned run in a no-decision. He landed on the disabled list five days later with wrist tendinitis and a forearm strain.
"We all wait to see how he feels tomorrow," Girardi said.
The Mariners one chance at a big inning against Tanaka came in the third when Brad Miller tripled and scored on Dustin Ackley's one-hop double off the left field wall.
But the rally ended quickly. With one out, Morrison singled to left, but Ackley was thrown out at the plate on a perfect throw from left fielder Ramon Flores and Austin Jackson struck out looking to end the threat.
"I think if that throw is either way a couple of feet I think I'm safe," Ackley said.
MILLER'S COMEBACK
Seattle loaded the bases in the eighth against relievers Chris Capuano and Andrew Miller with one out behind a single, hit batter and walk. But Miller recovered to strike out Logan Morrison after falling behind 3-0, and got a ground out from Austin Jackson to end the threat.
Miller pitched the ninth for his 17th save. Miller is the first player in franchise history to convert his first 17 save opportunities with the club.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Yankees: Catcher Brian McCann left in the second inning with soreness in his right foot. He is scheduled to have an MRI on Thursday in New York. He was replaced by John Ryan Murphy.
Mariners: Seattle manager Lloyd McClendon said he's sticking with Fernando Rodney as his closer despite his third blown save of the season on Tuesday night. McClendon said he wants to watch the innings of young right-hander Carson Smith, who has developed into a reliable eighth inning option.
UP NEXT
Yankees: New York has a day off Thursday before opening a homestand against the Los Angeles Angels on Friday. Nathan Eovaldi (4-1) will get the start.
Mariners: LHP Roenis Elias (2-2) tries to rebound from a loss in his last start when he faces Tampa Bay on Thursday.
3:40PM,EDT,June 3,2015
Safeco Field, Seattle, Washington
Safeco Field, Seattle, Washington
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| New York - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Taijuan Walker pitching for Seattle | NYY | SEA |
| Gardner struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Headley struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Rodriguez grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | NYY | SEA |
| Morrison struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Canó grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Taijuan Walker pitching for Seattle | NYY | SEA |
| Teixeira homered to right (352 feet). | 1 | 0 |
| McCann grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Jones struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| Gregorius singled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Drew grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | NYY | SEA |
| Murphy catching. | 1 | 0 |
| Cruz struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| Seager struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| S. Smith grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Taijuan Walker pitching for Seattle | NYY | SEA |
| Flores struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Gardner lined out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Headley grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | NYY | SEA |
| Miller tripled to deep center. | 1 | 0 |
| Ackley doubled to deep left, Miller scored. | 1 | 1 |
| Zunino struck out looking. | 1 | 1 |
| Morrison singled to left, Ackley thrown out at home. | 1 | 1 |
| Jackson struck out looking. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Taijuan Walker pitching for Seattle | NYY | SEA |
| Rodriguez walked. | 1 | 1 |
| Teixeira flied out to right. | 1 | 1 |
| Murphy struck out looking. | 1 | 1 |
| Jones homered to right (393 feet), Rodriguez scored. | 3 | 1 |
| Gregorius grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 1 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | NYY | SEA |
| Canó grounded out to second. | 3 | 1 |
| Cruz flied out to center. | 3 | 1 |
| Seager struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Taijuan Walker pitching for Seattle | NYY | SEA |
| Drew lined out to center. | 3 | 1 |
| Flores fouled out to third. | 3 | 1 |
| Gardner flied out to left. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | NYY | SEA |
| S. Smith grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 1 |
| Miller grounded out to second. | 3 | 1 |
| Ackley struck out looking. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Taijuan Walker pitching for Seattle | NYY | SEA |
| Headley flied out to left. | 3 | 1 |
| Rodriguez grounded out to second. | 3 | 1 |
| Teixeira struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | NYY | SEA |
| Zunino flied out to center. | 3 | 1 |
| Morrison struck out looking. | 3 | 1 |
| Jackson grounded out to third. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Taijuan Walker pitching for Seattle | NYY | SEA |
| Murphy struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| Jones flied out to left. | 3 | 1 |
| Gregorius singled to right. | 3 | 1 |
| Drew grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | NYY | SEA |
| Young in right field. | 3 | 1 |
| Canó popped out to shortstop. | 3 | 1 |
| Cruz popped out to second. | 3 | 1 |
| Seager struck out looking. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Taijuan Walker pitching for Seattle | NYY | SEA |
| Flores flied out to left. | 3 | 1 |
| Gardner grounded out to first. | 3 | 1 |
| Headley doubled to deep center. | 3 | 1 |
| Rodriguez grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Chris Capuano pitching for New York | NYY | SEA |
| Capuano relieved Tanaka. | 3 | 1 |
| Ruggiano hit for S. Smith. | 3 | 1 |
| Ruggiano singled to left. | 3 | 1 |
| Miller struck out looking. | 3 | 1 |
| Weeks hit for Ackley. | 3 | 1 |
| Miller relieved Capuano. | 3 | 1 |
| Weeks hit by pitch, Ruggiano to second. | 3 | 1 |
| Zunino walked, Ruggiano to third, Weeks to second. | 3 | 1 |
| Morrison struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| Jackson grounded into fielder's choice to third, Zunino out at second. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Charlie Furbush pitching for Seattle | NYY | SEA |
| Ruggiano in right field. | 3 | 1 |
| Weeks in left field. | 3 | 1 |
| Furbush relieved Walker. | 3 | 1 |
| Teixeira grounded out to second. | 3 | 1 |
| Murphy flied out to center. | 3 | 1 |
| Young grounded out to third. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Andrew Miller pitching for New York | NYY | SEA |
| Canó struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| Cruz struck out looking. | 3 | 1 |
| Seager reached on infield single to third. | 3 | 1 |
| Seager to second on fielder's indifference. | 3 | 1 |
| Ruggiano grounded out to third. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York Yankees | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Gardner CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .271 | .350 | .414 |
| Headley 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .255 | .307 | .398 |
| Rodriguez DH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | .270 | .364 | .517 |
| Teixeira 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .241 | .357 | .575 |
| McCann C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .248 | .315 | .452 |
Murphy C
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .200 | .255 | .311 |
| Jones RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .258 | .292 | .452 |
Young RF
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .216 | .272 | .431 |
| Gregorius SS | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .232 | .290 | .303 |
| Drew 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .165 | .232 | .305 |
| Flores LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .143 | .143 | .143 |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 118 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Headley (8, Walker) HR: Teixeira (16, 2nd inning off Walker 0 on, 0 Out); Jones (3, 4th inning off Walker 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: Teixeira (41), Jones 2 (9) 2-out RBI: Jones 2 Yankees RISP: 0-1 (Rodriguez 0-1) Team LOB: 3 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING Outfield Assist: Flores (Ackley at Home). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| C MCCANN (RIGHT FOOT SORENESS) LEFT GAME BOT 2 |
Game Information
| Stadium | Safeco Field, Seattle, WA |
| Attendance | 32,701 (68.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:21 |
| Weather | 59 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 1 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Will Little, First Base - Phil Cuzzi, Second Base - Tony Randazzo, Third Base - Mike DiMuro |
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