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Watch: Dickerson takes Tanaka deep off Trop videoboard

Kim Klement / USA TODAY Sports / Reuters

New York Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner admitted having some concern earlier this week over Masahiro Tanaka's rough start to the season, and the scuffling right-hander did nothing to assuage his boss' fear Saturday at Tropicana Field.

Tanaka, who carried a 5.80 ERA into his afternoon start against the Tampa Bay Rays, got battered around once again Saturday, recording only nine outs while serving up six runs on three walks and nine hits - none more devastating than this mammoth, three-run shot from Corey Dickerson in the fourth that traveled an estimated 442 feet, according to Statcast, and actually hit the videoboard in right field.

That was Dickerson's second homer of the afternoon, by the way. He also led off the bottom of the first with an opposite-field blast off Tanaka, who has now allowed 12 homers in 48 innings (2.25 per nine) this season.

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