In seven postseason starts, Tanaka’s postseason ERA is 1.76 over 46 innings with a 0.78 WHIP, and he has only allowed more than two earned runs in one start (3 vs Astros in 2019). Of all the Yankees who’ve pitched 40 postseason innings, only Mariano Rivera’s 0.70 ERA is better. As Yankee legacies go, it doesn’t get much better than that.
Count on Tanaka tonight to close out the Indians.
Count on Tanaka tonight to close out the Indians.