Tanaka still unimpressed after 18 2/3 scoreless spring innings

Batters still can't seem to figure out how to score on Masahiro Tanaka, yet the New York Yankees starter only has his mind on getting better.

Tanaka has been nearly perfect this spring, having not allowed a single earned run. His latest performance Wednesday against the Philadelphia Phillies was more of the same as he struck out three and walked just one in 5 2/3 innings to take his scoreless run to 18 2/3 innings.

But he's still not satisfied.

"I'll take the results of how I did this spring thus far, but if you look at today's game, I felt like I was still all over the place," Tanaka said through an interpreter, according to MLB.com's Bryan Hoch. "My command definitely could have been sharper.

"Adjustments need to be made, but the results, I'll take."

While Tanaka can't seem to appreciate his own performance, his manager was a bit more positive in his rave review of the 28-year-old starter.

"Really good again today," Joe Girardi said. "The spring has been outstanding. He's got one more start to get ready. He's really in a good spot and we've got him built up some more today. He threw some really good splits again. He's been really good."