Luis Severino’s third straight win just might have pulled the Yankees back within a half game of first place in the American League East. The Yankees’ rookie standout delivered yet another gem tonight and walked off the field to a standing ovation in a 5-2 Yankees win against the Rays. With the Blue Jays currently trailing the Orioles, the Yankees could gain ground in the division standings.
Severino pitched a career-high 6.1 innings, struck out five and has now won three straight starts. His ERA is down to 2.04. Although he allowed seven hits and three walks, Severino routinely got outs when he needed them, allowing his only run on a solo homer by Evan Longoria in the sixth. Even in that inning, Severino left two runners stranded with an inning-ending strikeout. The Yankees’ bullpen allowed one run before Andrew Miller came in for his 30th save.
Until there were two outs in the eighth, the Yankees had only three hits, but all were home runs. They had just five base runners to that point, but all came around to score. Immediately after a Brian McCann walk in the second inning, Alex Rodriguez launched his 27th home run of the year. Two innings later, McCann hit his 24th home run of the year, already matching his single-season career high. In the seventh, McCann walked again and rookie first baseman Greg Bird hit his fourth home run since coming up from Triple-A on August 13. The only Yankees base runner who didn’t score was Brett Gardner, who reached on a two-out infield single in the eighth and went stranded.
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