Japanese right-hander Masahiro Tanaka said Friday he is ready to lift the New York Yankees over the Boston Red Sox when he starts Game 2 of the American League Division Series the following day."I've prepared (throwing against the Red Sox), so all I need to do is deliver results on the mound," Tanaka told a press conference."What is required of me doesn't change just because we are here (at the playoffs). I want to do my absolute best."The Yankees beat the Oakland Athletics in the wild-card playoff to book a spot in the best-of-five American League Division Series for the second straight ye…READ FULL ARTICLE
