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ANAHEIM, Calif. -- He started brilliantly, paused for only the smallest of moments, and then just kept rolling on.The Yankees Masahiro Tanaka is in the midst a special kind of stretch, none of which had to be explained to the Los Angeles Angels after he pitched New York to an easy 7-0 victory Friday night.Tanaka retired his first 11 hitters, gave up two singles, and then just kept frustrating the Angels for the rest of his 7 2/3 innings. He allowed five hits, struck out nine, and for the fourth consecutive game did not walk a batter.We faced him before, but tonight he was a little crisper and had his pitches working, Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. He pitched ahead in the count and threw a good game for them.The Yankees supported Tanaka (10-4) with four home runs off Jered Weaver, solos shots by Jacoby Ellsbury, Ronald Torreyes, Didi Gregorius and Brian McCann.It was the first career home run for the 23-year-old Torreyes, who had a career-high four hits. It was quite an output for the seldom-used infielder.I think hes handled it extremely well and I think its because his work ethic allows him to have days like today, Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. Because every day he considers pregame his game and he works really hard at it.Catcher Gary Sanchez had three hits for New York, becoming the first Yankee rookie with four consecutive multi-hit games since Robinson Cano in 2005.It was more than enough support for Tanaka, who lowered his ERA to 3.24. The Yankees have won 10 of his last 12 starts.Tanaka left the game with two outs in the eighth after he allowed two singles. Left-hander Tommy Layne walked the bases loaded, but Girardi called on Adam Warren to face Mike Trout. The right-hander caught him looking with a fastball on a full count to secure the shutout.Weaver (8-11) is going the opposite direction of Tanaka. He is winless in his last six outings. The four home runs he allowed matched a career-high.I couldnt keep the ball in the yard, Weaver said. I didnt fool too many people tonight.Nothing hurts worse than letting your teammates down and Ive been doing that on a pretty consistent basis. Its definitely a tough pill to swallow.Weaver has allowed more home runs (34) than any pitcher in baseball. His career ERA against the Yankees is now 6.24 -- his highest against any team in the American League.At times he made some really good pitches, but he was having some trouble getting pitches where he wanted to and those guys didnt miss them, Scioscia said. So well just turn the page on that.The Yankees have beaten the Angels in all five meetings this season. The Angels have lost 13 of their last 15 games overall, falling a season-high 20 games under .500 (51-71).ESCOBAR LEAVES GAMEAngels 3B Yunel Escobar was attempting to bunt his way on in the fourth inning when the ball went directly off his bat and hit him in the face. He quickly left the game. Scioscia said Escobar, who is hitting .320, was hit in the nose and cheek, and the DL was a possibility.Were going to take it one step at a time, but its a possibility, Scioscia said.TRAINERS ROOMYankees: 3B Chase Headley (sore Achilles) was held out, but is expected to return to the lineup Saturday. ... OF Brett Gardner was out with a sore foot. ... The Yankees said RHP Nathan Eovaldi underwent successful Tommy John surgery, in addition to repairing his right flexor tendon.Angels: 1B C.J. Crow (broken bone in left hand) has rejoined the team after his rehab stint at Triple-A Salt Lake City and is expected to be activated Saturday.UP NEXTYankees: RHP Luis Cessa (2-0) is scheduled to make his first major league start. In eight games as a reliever this season, the 24-year-old has a 5.30 ERA.Angels: RHP Ricky Nolasco (4-10) will be looking for his first victory with the Angels in his fourth start. He is 0-2 with a 5.19 ERA in his first three starts. 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Winchester, who was not penalized for the hit, appeared to make contact with Kellys head early in the first period of Thursdays game in Boston. NEW YORK -- Miamis LeBron James and Indianas David West and Lance Stephenson were all fined $5,000 by the NBA on Thursday for violating the leagues anti-flopping policy. James and West were penalized for the same play during a messy Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals. James spun and fell and West tumbled toward the baseline during what looked like a poorly choreographed dance routine as the NBAs MVP defended the Indiana forward. Stephenson was fined for exaggerating the contact after a slight elbow from Ray Allen following his basket, staggering back toward the sideline after making a short jumper. The NBA began fining players this year for trying to fool referees into calling fouls when there had been limited contact. "We accept it," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said Thursday. "We dont want the attention or the focus to be on the officiating. We want it to be on the competition." Game 5 of the series is Thursday night in Miami, with the teams knotted at two games apiece. "I have no thoughts on officiating or flopping," Pacers coach Frank Vogel said. "I have nothing to share. Im sorry." The Pacers 99-92 victory Tuesday was filled with physical plays and marked by a combined 55 personal fouls. One of those fouls, committed by West against Dwyane Wade with 5:57 left in the fourth quarter of Game 4, was upgraded by the NBA to a flagrant-1. "At this moment, youve got to do whatever you have to do within the guidelines of the game to try to win, whether its trying to draw fouls or whatever," West said. "Its just part of the game." Heat players were apparently unaware of the NBAs decisions while they were holding their game-day shootaround practice Thursday morning. "I didnt even know they handed out three flops," Heat forward Chris Bosh said. "I didnt know. We didnt talk about it at all. Were concentrating on other things. Those things we cant do anything about. This is the type of series where youre going to have to focus on very specific things, possession by possession. And if youre looking at something else, youre doing your team a disservice." The amount of contact in this series has been amped up from basically the beginning, though it hasnt reached the over-the-top level that the Pacers and Heat reached in theeir sometimes-bloody matchup in the second round last season.dddddddddddd The Pacers were upset earlier in the series about the perception that Shane Battier was guilty of a dirty play when he kneed Pacers centre Roy Hibbert in the midsection on a drive in Game 1. And even on Thursday, before Game 5, Battier was still a topic of Pacer discussion. "Hes got this funny way of moving into your knees," West said. "Were very conscious of that. We talk about making sure we protect our knees." Added Hibbert: "He has to do whatever he has to do to make sure his team wins, and thats fine. But Im going to protect myself when Im on the court." The fines are basically nominal given the salaries of NBA players. Stephenson makes just over $900,000 this season, while West makes $10 million and James makes about $17 million in playing salary, plus an estimated $40 million more in endorsements. "Five thousand dollars is a lot of money," West said. "I dont care how much money youre making." Steve Kerr, working the game as an analyst for TNT, said flopping has "been apparent throughout the series but I think it got worse" during Game 4. James was voted to the NBAs All-Defensive first team, but Chicago coach Tom Thibodeau accused him of flopping after a play during the Heats second-round series victory over the Bulls. The play with West came not long after James said flopping was "not even a bad thing, youre just trying to get the advantage." Kerr said flopping was "unbecoming of star players." "To me, flopping is sort of the territory of guys who are just trying to hang onto their position in the league and they have to find their way to be successful and productive somehow," he said in a phone interview before the penalties were announced. "So if Battier and (Tyler) Hansbrough are going to flop a little bit because thats how theyre going to impact the game right now, Im probably more willing to give them a pass than when I see David West and LeBron falling all over each other in the post, two of the best players in the league." Players were given a warning for a first offence during the regular season but are fined for the first flop in the post-season. The plays can be seen at nba.com/official. ' ' '