Take a look around the league with Big League Stew's daily wrap up. We'll hit on all of the biggest moments from the day that you may have missed, while providing highlights, photos and interesting stats. After being swept at home by the Toronto Blue Jays last weekend, the New York Yankees are on the verge of returning the favor after winning 4-1 at Rogers Centre on Saturday. Ace Masahiro Tanaka put in a full day's work, tossing his first complete game since June 28, 2014 against Boston. He allowed one run on five hits, walked three and struck out eight. He was only threatened in the fifth inning, when Toronto loaded the bases with nobody out. Tanaka was able to escape allowing just one run, and then settled in retiring 12 of the final 13 batters he faced. [ Yahoo Sports Fantasy Football: Sign up and join a league today! ] In going the distance, Tanaka became the first Yankee pitcher to throw a nine-inning complete game at Rogers Centre since Andy Pettitte on April 22, 1998. Offensively, Friday's hero Carlos Beltran got the offense started with a first-inning solo home run. Mark Teixeira did the heavy lifting from there, cracking a go-ahead home run in the sixth and an insurance...
Masahiro Tanaka dominates Blue Jays as Yankees win third straight
Published August 15, 2015 at 11:40 PM
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