Masahiro Tanaka (7-3, 3.16 ERA) vs. Jacob deGrom (6-5, 2.56 ERA)
7:10 pm ET / Citi Field, Flushing, NY / YES, WPIX
The premier pitching matchup of the series will take place on Tuesday night. Yankee ace Masahiro Tanaka will get the ball and look to show the New York crowd just how stellar he has been in 2016. The 27-year-old has walked just 27 opposing batters while holding them to a .238 average thus far this year.
In his career against the Mets, he is 1-1 with a brilliant 1.20 ERA, including a complete-game shutout at Citi Field in his rookie year.
Opposing him will be the immensely talented Jacob deGrom, who made his major league debut against the Yankees back in 2014. While he was stellar in that start, the now 28-year-old was roughed up by the Bombers at Yankee Stadium last year. In that start, he surrendered three home runs and six earned runs over five innings.
The right-hander is coming off a start in which he shut out the Rockies over seven innings, striking out six in the process. Despite the effort, he was credited with a no-decision.
