Masahiro Tanaka pitched six scoreless innings on Tuesday and earned his ninth win of the season as the New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-3 in their three-game series opener.Tanaka (9-2) threw three-hit ball and fanned eight in a 105-pitch outing at Yankee Stadium. The Japanese right-hander has now pitched 17-1/3 straight scoreless innings."Compared to my last start (a complete shutout), it wasn't as good," Tanaka said. "Especially the first inning was rough. But I tried to adjust, and luckily I was able to push through without giving up any runs."After the leadoff batter flied o…READ FULL ARTICLE
