Masahiro Tanaka has become that guy for the Yanks in 2014. The stopper. He allowed an unearned run in the first inning yesterday and then shut the Twins out for the next seven. The Bombers had the bases loaded and nobody out in the bottom of the first, failed to score, and runs were hard to come by all afternoon. They broke a 1-1 tie in the bottom of the eighth, thanks to a double by Brian McCann, and, after a rain delay, David Robertson got the save.

Final Score: Yanks 3, Twins 1.

[Painting by Jimmie James]