Yankees don’t know what’s going on with Tommy Kahnle

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According to a scout who follows the Yankees, the fastball of reliever Tommy Kahnle — who did not pitch in the team’s 10-7 win over the Red Sox — averaged 97 mph last September, but has dipped to 93 to 94 in the early part of this season. Following Tuesday night’s 14-1 plastering by the Red Sox, in which Kahnle gave up five runs (three earned), three walks and two hits in two-thirds of an inning, the righty said the dip in velocity was due to a mechanical problem and said he felt good physically. “His velocity has been a little down since spring training,’’ Boone said of Kahnle, who is being counted on to work the middle innings and get games to Chad Green, David Robertson, Dellin Betances and Aroldis Chapman, but had a 7.11 ERA in five appearances.

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