EASY PEASY... YANKEES WIN GAME 1

8 Innings of work. 2 hits allowed. 10 strikeouts.  That was Masahiro Tanaka's line today against the Cubs.  We needed a hero today... we got a Masa-"Hero" in Tanaka.  Sure, Adam Jones and Jose Bautista can say that Tanaka is no big deal and "nothing special", but they're scared and they know their teams didn't and couldn't pony up for big Tanaka.  The Yankees did something important this off-season, they signed the biggest fish they could find after a few years of research and scouting of this japanese sensation.  Tanaka is a great pitcher and we as Yankee fans need to embrace him.  Trust me, he's something special.

After Tanaka exited, Shawn Kelley came in, allowed 1 hit and got the save.  "Easy peasy lemon squeezy" as my 10 year old will say to me... Easy Peasy is right.

 The Yankees hitting went like this:

Carlos Beltran hit home run number 4 today.  That was a solo shot in the bottom of the first.  I think it's safe to say Beltran has found his swing.

In the bottom of the 4th, Dean Anna sacrificed home Brian McCann.  Then, in the bottom of the 5th, Jacoby Ellsbury grounded out and Brett Gardner scored.

Final for Game 1: Yankees 3 - Cubs 0

Game 1 in the books and Game 2 is coming up at 7:05pm.  See you there. Go Yanks!

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