Severino, Trevino Lift Yankees Over Orioles
Trevino’s first home run and Severino’s six innings give Yankees 6–2 win
Don’t fix what ain’t broke.
A strong pitching performance and home runs have been the New York Yankees’ recipe for success this year, as they defeat the Baltimore Orioles 6–2 Monday night.
They move to 26–9, tied for the third-best franchise record through the first 35 games, and are 17–0 when scoring five or more runs.
“Before the game, Trevino and me had a great plan,” Luis Severino said.
“I think when I have days when I can control my fastball and throw my breaking ball for a strike, and also my changeup, I can be pretty good.”
He was more than good tonight, only allowing a run on one hit.
Game summary
With two outs in the first, the Yankees loaded the bases thanks to two walks and an infield single.
Joey Gallo watched a slider go right down the middle for strike three, ending the threat. All three outs in the first were strikeouts looking.
In the bottom half, an error by Gallo and a walk put Severino in trouble. A huge double play started by Gleyber Torres helped get Severino out of the inning.
Giancarlo Stanton opened the scoring in the third, ripping a 114 MPH double into left field to score Rizzo from first.
The Yankees added three more runs thanks to Jose Trevino’s first home run of the season off the right field foul pole in the fourth inning.
Anthony Santander responded with a home run of his own to cut the lead to 4–1.
Besides the one mistake to Santander, which was the only hit for Baltimore at the time, Severino gave the Yankees six strong innings.
He threw 95 pitches, walked two, struck out seven, and moved to 3–0 on the year.
Jonathan Loáisiga and Chad Green each had a scoreless inning.
Josh Donaldson and Anthony Rizzo went back-to-back in the ninth to extend the Yankee lead to 6–1.
Aroldis Chapman finished off the game in a non-save situation and allowed a home run in the ninth.
Offensive notes
It may be against the Orioles, but sometimes offenses need series like these to get the bats going.
New York had six runs on 11 hits and hit three home runs.
The patience was there as well, as Baltimore issued five walks, two of them to Torres.
I mentioned in yesterday’s recap this might be a series where Gallo gets back on track.
Yea let’s hold back on that.
He struck out four times, the golden sombrero, along with committing an error in the first inning.
There are still six games in the next nine days played against the Orioles, but tonight was not a good showing for him offensively or defensively.
One of the hottest hitters right now is Donaldson.
He had three hits with his last hit being his fifth home run of the year.
He was on base four times and has had no signs of slowing down.
But the turning point in this game was Trevino’s bat.
He’s not in the lineup for offense, but to catch the pitcher and guide them to a successful start, which he (and Higashioka) have done a masterful job at this year.
But Trevino’s first home run of the year was the difference in this game.
The trend with this team has been different contributors every game, and this fits the bill as the most surprising.
Great job by the offense tonight with Aaron Judge getting the day off.
Pitching notes
Another day, another dominant performance by the pitching.
Baltimore only mustered three hits, two of them being Santander’s home runs.
The starting rotation entered today with a 2.93 ERA, the best in the AL.
Tonight’s performance by Severino shows just how good the entire group is.
A ton of credit to Severino, Nestor Cortes, Jr., Jameson Taillon, Jordan Montgomery, and Gerrit Cole.
The biggest question mark going into this season was the starting pitching.
Rumors were floating around and fans wanted the team to sign another starter because of the uncertainty.
No need to question it anymore.
This unit is legit and scary to face.
Looking ahead
Game two will be played at 7:05 p.m. EST and will feature Taillon (3–1, 2.94 ERA) taking on Spenser Watkins (0–1, 5.19 ERA).
Let’s keep it rolling, and let’s go Yankees!
