TANAKA REMOVED WITH STIFF HAMSTRINGS

NEW YORK (AP) >> Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka was removed from Friday Night’s Subway Series opener against the Mets with stiff hamstrings shortly after scoring his first major league run. Tanaka reached in the sixth inning when first baseman Adrian Gonzalez allowed his grounder to bounce off the heel of his glove for an error. Tanaka took second on Gleyber Torres’ single and advanced to third when Brett Gardner walked. Tanaka appeared to step awkwardly while running home on Aaron Judge’s fly to right. Tanaka seemed about to slide, but scored standing up to tie the game 1-1. Jonathan Holder relieved in the bottom half, and the team says Tanaka has stiffness in both hamstrings. Tanaka allowed one hit, a home run to Brandon Nimmo on his second pitch. The 29-year-old right-hander struck out eight and walked one. Angels star Ohtani hurt

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Ohtani was put on the disabled list by the Los Angeles Angels with a sprained ligament in his pitching elbow Friday, an ominous injury that will be re-evaluated in three weeks and brought the twoway Japanese sensation’s remarkable rookie season to at least a temporary halt.

The Angels said Ohtani’s right ulnar collateral ligament has a Grade 2 sprain, which typically indicates some degree of damage but not a complete tear. His injury doesn’t always require surgery, while Grade 3 sprains are usually repaired by the Tommy John ligament replacement procedure that takes a year or more to recover from.