The Yankees have a major problem, and his identify is Luis Severino.
The starter stumbled after which some once more on Thursday because the second-place Orioles beat the third-place Yankees, 14-1, within the Bronx. The Yankees had an opportunity to win their four-game sequence towards their division rivals after taking the primary two video games, however a Wednesday loss and Severino’s continued struggles resulted in a cut up.
Severino put himself and his group in a right away gap, as Gunnar Henderson led off with a house run. The Yankees’ righty didn’t enable any extra runs within the first or second innings, however a Baltimore bombardment knocked Severino out earlier than may end the third body.
While a would-be strike-three name and a few defensive mishaps — significantly from Isiah Kiner-Falefa in left area — labored towards Severino, there was no excusing the hurler’s efficiency. Severino totaled simply eight outs whereas giving up seven earned runs and 11 hard-hit balls. He solely walked one and struck out three over 77 pitches.
Albert Abreu, the primary man out of the pen, was charged with six extra runs.
Thursday’s clunker was hardly an anomaly, as Severino has now allowed 33 earned runs and 53 hits over his final seven begins, a span that features 31.1 innings. For his season, he’s given up 40 runs over 9 begins and 42.2 innings.
For reference, the 29-year-old solely surrendered 36 earned runs throughout 19 begins and 102 innings final season.
While Severino has loved some sturdy begins this season — he threw six scoreless innings two turns in the past — nearly all of his outings have been disappointing at finest. Severino now has a 7.38 ERA this yr.
The Orioles scored seven runs within the third inning earlier than including 5 extra within the fourth. They pushed one other throughout the plate within the eighth, which went to Wandy Peralta.
Things obtained so out of hand that Kiner-Falefa, a utilityman, needed to pitch for the fourth time this season.
Henderson added a second homer — a three-run shot — off Abreu within the fourth inning and paced his group with 5 RBI and 4 hits. Ryan O’Hearn wasn’t far behind, driving in 4 whereas choosing up three hits.
Adam Frazier additionally recorded three knocks because the Orioles recorded 20 hits.
While Severino by no means gave the Yankees an opportunity, their offense didn’t precisely battle again. The Bombers tallied six hits on the night whereas Kyle Bradish logged six scoreless innings for Baltimore.
The Yankees’ solely run got here with two outs within the ninth when Billy McKinney hit a tough floor ball. First baseman Ramón Urías was charged with an error on the play.
Thursday’s loss was the most recent in a line of ugly ones for the Yankees, however the group and its followers will get up with a cause to be excited on Friday.
Carlos Rodón will make his long-awaited Yankees debut after a forearm pressure and a nagging again delayed the beginning of his season. The left-handed starter, the group’s greatest offseason addition, inked a six-year, $162 million cope with the Yankees in December following two consecutive All-Star seasons with the White Sox and Giants.
“I’m excited to get him back in play tomorrow,” Aaron Boone stated earlier than Thursday’s sport. “I do know he’s, on some degree, chomping on the bit to get on the market and desires to assist.
“But most importantly, I feel like physically, he’s in a good spot to go out there and be Carlos Rodón.”
While Rodón continues to construct up on the main league degree after three rehab begins, ex-Yankee Jameson Taillon will begin the sequence opener for the Cubs.
Taillon, who signed a four-year, $68 million deal over the winter, is off to a tough begin in Chicago. The righty owns a 6.93 ERA this season.
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Source: www.bostonherald.com