Tanaka shreds Red Sox

BOSTON - New York Yankees starters failed to record a complete game in all of 2016 - a first for the storied franchise - but Masahiro Tanaka ended that slump this season before April was up.

Tanaka went the distance in fashioning a sparkling three-hitter on Thursday night at Fenway Park as the Yankees blanked the Boston Red Sox 3-0.

Tanaka (3-1) struck out three and threw only 97 pitches for his fifth career complete game - his first since Aug 15, 2015, which was also the last for New York.