Junichi Tazawa Stats & Facts
Junichi Tazawa Essentials Positions: Bats: R Throws: R 71 Weight: 200 Born: Friday, June 06, 1986 in Yokohama, Kanagawa Japan Died: in , Debut: 8/7/2009 Last Game: 9/30/2018 Full Name: Junichi Tazawa
The first Yankees-Red Sox game to go beyond 14 innings without a run being scored in the fabled rivalry between the American League clubs ends dramatically when Alex Rodriguez hits a game-winning home run
The Yankees and Red Sox are locked in a scoreless tie for 14 innings until Alex Rodriguez hits a game-winning home run in the 15th off Junichi Tazawa, making his major league debut, for a 2 – 0 Yankee win. Tazawa took the place of veteran John Smoltz, who was designated for assignment earlier in the day after being roughed up in yesterday’s 13 – 6 slugfest. Former Marlin teammates Josh Beckett and A.J. Burnett set the tone for the game by pitching 7 and 7 2/3 scoreless innings respectively.