Yankees pitcher Luis Severino, who allowed seven run in 22/3 innings before he left the game with an arm injury, will go on the disabled list Saturday with a mild right triceps strain.
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Meanwhile, the Yankees are 2-5 in Nova’s last seven home starts, and 1-5 in Nova’s last six starts during game two of a series.
The biggest surprise in the American League has been the start of the White Sox who are 23-11, the best overall mark in the American League and a pitching staff that has allowed just over three runs per game this year.
“Just when he made that pitch, I just kind of noticed _ he kind of, he just looked amusing”, Girardi said.
And so, too, are the Yankees, who look to finish this homestand strong – and Girardi hopes it comes with a strong outing for Severino, especially with the bullpen perhaps a little short.
In a separate move, the Yankees acquired right-hander J.R. Graham from Minnesota for a player to be named or cash.
Neighbours the Chicago White Sox were also successful on their trip to NY, smashing the Yankees 7-1 as Chris Sale pitched eight innings to go 8-0 from eight starts. Clearly he’s not pitching anywhere close to his capabilities. “It’s not health related”.
Cashman said Severino will make at least one rehab start in the minors once he’s on the mend.
LOS ANGELES – Ross Stripling earned his first major league win in seven tries in Los Angeles’ win over St. Louis at Dodger Stadium.
“It seems like he’s been swinging the bat well as of late, and he has power to all fields, so we figure he has a chance of really impacting the baseball”, Girardi said of Sanchez’s call-up, but added that “Ro’s catching again tonight, so that should tell you the confidence we have in that young man”.
“Let’s get him healthy first, and then we’ll make decisions on what the next step is for him”, Girardi said.
“He had one inning that ends up tripping him up, but he’s sharp as usual”, manager Robin Ventura said.
He left the game alongside trainer Steve Donohue after giving up a two-run home run to Jimmy Rollins.
In the meantime, NY must pick someone to take Severino’s turn Wednesday at Arizona.
In seven starts for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Railriders, Green is 2-3 with a 1.22 ERA and a 1.108 WHIP. What he is doing now is setting himself up for perhaps a signature season, not unlike the Warriors going 28-0 to start the season en route to a record-breaking 73-9. Betances struck out all four batters he faced, increasing his season K/BB rate with 28 strikeouts to just three walks.
“You worry about it”, Girardi said, answering what mostly became questions about Severino’s condition rather than his team’s 7-1 loss at the hands of White Sox ace Chris Sale.
Green and Mullee live next door to each other at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and took a vehicle service to Yankee Stadium together on Saturday morning.
There have only been 17 Colombians ever to play in the major leagues – compared to 343 from neighboring Venezuela.
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1997 – The Montreal Expos overcame an early nine-run deficit and rallied past the San Francisco Giants 14-13 on David Segui’s RBI single in the ninth inning. “He’s gonna have a rehab start and we’ll see where he goes after that”.
