Will The Road Trip To The West Coast Solve Masahiro Tanaka's Struggles?

Masahiro Tanaka was supposed to start the finale against Baltimore Sunday but instead, his start was pushed to Monday when New York opens their three-game series with Los Angeles in Anaheim California due to his recent struggles.

Masahiro Tanaka has lost five consecutive starts as he prepares to take the ball opposite Halos right-hander Alex Meyer. New York viewed a Los Angeles lineup without Mike Trout as preferable to having Tanaka face Baltimore in New York. "according to http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/235754990/aaron-judge-hits-mlbs-longest-hr-in-2017/

Is a trip to the west coast just what the doctor ordered for Masahiro Tanaka to get back on track and back in the win column?  

The Yankees believe that flaws in Tanaka's mechanics are responsible for his recent skid, in which he has permitted 27 earned runs in his last 22 2/3 innings (10.72 ERA), including 11 homers. "according to http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/235754990/aaron-judge-hits-mlbs-longest-hr-in-2017/

Meanwhile, New York manager Joe Girardi had this to say about Masahiro Tanaka's recent skid"It can be minor, just a tick late with your arm or your hip opens up a tick early," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "Your shoulders open up a tick early. That's what leads to the inconsistency of the pitches. We've seen good sliders. We've seen good splits. We've seen good location of his fastball, but when you're off a little bit mechanically, there's inconsistency.". "according to http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/235754990/aaron-judge-hits-mlbs-longest-hr-in-2017/

Meyer struck out a career-high nine batters in his most recent start against the Tigers. He is 0-1 in his last two starts, despite holding opponents to eight hits and one earned run in 12 innings. Meyer has never faced New York. "according to http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/235754990/aaron-judge-hits-mlbs-longest-hr-in-2017/

New York was 6-1 against the Angels last season, sweeping a four-game series at Yankee Stadium and taking two of three in Anaheim. "according to http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/235736064/looking-to-halt-struggles-tanaka-faces-angels/?topicId=26688836

New York meanwhile is coming off a 14-3 win where they took the series and the finale against Baltimore and improved to 37-23  while Baltimore dropped to 31-30 on the season

 Aaron Judge who is 6"7, weighs  282-pounds and plays right field continued his hot streak  Sunday as New York swept Baltimore by a score of 14-3. 

New York has seen historic home run surges from both Gary Sanchez and Aaron Judge over the last calendar year, and now that both young sluggers are hot at the same time, their offense appears to be unstoppable. "according to http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/235750894/yanks-sweep-os-behind-powerful-home-runs/

Gary Sanchez homered as part of a five-run first inning and Judge went deep twice -- including the longest homer hit in the Majors this season, measured at 495 feet -- powering the Yankees to their fifth straight win, a 14-3 victory over the Orioles on Sunday afternoon at Yankee Stadium. "according to http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/235750894/yanks-sweep-os-behind-powerful-home-runs/

The New York catcher Gary Sanchez had this to say about his teammate Aaron Judge. Whenever you have a teammate like that, producing and hitting homers like that, you get excited about it," Sanchez said through an interpreter. "And at the same time, you get motivation from that. You want to help out, too. It's a positive energy." according to http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/235750894/yanks-sweep-os-behind-powerful-home-runs/

New York completed a sweep of Baltimore, who were outscored 38-8 in the weekend set. Sanchez's 450-foot blast highlighted the early attack against right-hander Kevin Gausman, who surrendered seven runs and eight hits in 3 1/3 innings. Starlin Castro and Matt Holliday also had two-run singles off Gausman, who tied his career high with six walks. "according to http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/235750894/yanks-sweep-os-behind-powerful-home-runs/

Baltimore center fielder Adam Jones had this to say about the series against New York. "That scoreboard doesn't look pretty. Standing out there ain't pretty, ain't fun, These three days up here, the last four days, actually, have been a little bit frustrating. Let's get the hell out of New York. Let's go to Chicago and redeem ourselves." "according to http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/235750894/yanks-sweep-os-behind-powerful-home-runs/

Now the American League Triple Crown leader with a .344 batting average, 21 homers and 47 RBIs, Judge awed his teammates in the sixth inning, sending a distant shot to the back row of the bleachers in left field. Only the Marlins' Giancarlo Stanton (504 feet) has hit a longer homer since the Statcast™ technology was implemented in 2015. "according to http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/235750894/yanks-sweep-os-behind-powerful-home-runs/

Second baseman Starlin Castro meanwhile added a two-run homer in the sixth and Judge's second shot came in the seventh, a line-drive rocket to right. "according to http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/235750894/yanks-sweep-os-behind-powerful-home-runs/

Aaron Judge meanwhile had this to say about his home run" It means nothing, to be honest," Judge said of the distance on his first home run. "I'm just glad we came away with the win. Our pitching staff went out there and did a great job. Our offense is still rolling -- they keep having quality at-bats no matter what the score is." "according to http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/235750894/yanks-sweep-os-behind-powerful-home-runs/

Los Angeles meanwhile is also coming off a series win but against Houston where they tagged six runs on Astros starter David Paulino and reliever Michael Feliz in the fifth inning en route to a 12-6 win on Sunday at Minute Maid Park, sealing a series victory against the hottest team in the Majors. "according to http://m.angels.mlb.com/news/article/235807610/angels-score-12-top-astros-to-win-series/

The Astros, who dropped their first series to an American League West opponent, used a four-run fourth inning to open a three-run lead before the fateful fifth. Feliz replaced Paulino and promptly surrendered a three-run homer to Eric Young Jr., capping the big inning and giving the Halos a 9-6 lead. "according to http://m.angels.mlb.com/news/article/235807610/angels-score-12-top-astros-to-win-series/

New York will send right -hander Masahiro Tanaka to the mound where he will go up against Los  Angeles right-hander Alex Meyer. New York is pushing Masahiro Tanaka's start back one day to start against the Angels instead of against the O's. He is 0-5 with a 10.72 earn run average in his last five starts. In 22/1/3 innings Masahiro Tanaka has allowed 27 earned runs that include eleven homers. He will go up against Los Angeles right -hander Alex Meyer who has a record of 2-3 with a 4.08 earn run average. Meyer allowed one unearned run over six innings and three hits in his last outing against Detroit Wednesday. The 6-9 right -hander is slated to make his first career start against New York. "according to https://www.mlb.com/gameday/yankees-vs-angels/2017/06/12/491056#game_state=preview,game_tab=,game=491056

Will Masahiro Tanaka get back on track while on the west coast as he makes this start against Los Angeles in Anaheim California? Will New York be able to backup Masahiro Tanaka's start? Will New York be able to get runs off Alex Meyer? 

First pitch is set for 10:07 pm. The game will be televised on Yes. "according to https://www.mlb.com/gameday/yankees-vs-angels/2017/06/12/491056#game_state=preview,game_tab=,game=491056