Baseball: Tanaka earns 3rd win, Yankees hammer Twins 14-1

Masahiro Tanaka made up for last week's sloppy pitching by working 6-2/3 effective innings as the New York Yankees crushed the Minnesota Twins 14-1 on a chilly Monday evening.Tanaka (3-2), who allowed seven runs in five innings in his previous start last Tuesday, limited the damage to a run and three hits while striking out five and walking two at Yankee Stadium."Throughout the game I was able stick to my pitching plan," said Tanaka, who improved his ERA to 5.28."My fastballs were great compared to my other outings so naturally I threw more of them," he said.The fifth-year right-hander toss…READ FULL ARTICLE