After receiving a dominant start from Nathan Eovaldi on Monday night, the Yankees were doomed by poor start from Luis Severino on Tuesday night as they lost to Texas by a 10-1 final at the Ballpark at Arlington.
The 22-year-old Severino allowed six earned runs on seven hits in just three innings of work, the second-shortest outing of his young career. The host Rangers scored one run in the fifth and one more in the sixth off relief pitcher Ivan Nova to take an 8-0 lead en route to the 10-1 victory.
Of course, the rough start from Sevvy could have almost been predicted considering the Yankees’ consistently inconsistent starting pitching. After Eovaldi carried a no-hit bid into the seventh on Monday night, it’s fitting that Severino did just the opposite on Tuesday night.
The second-year pitcher has now allowed 32 hits in 19 2/3 innings this season, a concerning sign after he allowed just 53 hits in 62 1/3 innings last season in his rookie campaign.
Offensively, the Yankees didn’t amount to much, collecting just four hits against Rangers starter A.J. Griffin.
THE PLAY: Mitch Moreland’s two-run single to make it 4-0 in the third inning (+.115 WPA)
TOP PERFORMERS
Yankees: Mark Teixeira (2-4, RBI)
Rangers: A.J. Griffin (8 IP, 4 H, ER, BB, 5 K)
NOTES
– The one-run performance marked the 12th time in 14 games the Yankees scored less than four runs.
– With A-Rod and Hicks on the DL, Dustin Ackley went 0-3 off the bench for the Yankees. He’s now 1-for-15 (.067) this season.
– In good news, Tuesday was a night of rest for both Andrew Miller (nine innings pitched this season) and Dellin Betances (10 innings).
THE HIGHLIGHT: Beltran’s diving grab
UP NEXT
The rubber match of this three-game set at Texas concludes on Wednesday night with CC Sabathia (1-1, 5.28) on the bump against the Rangers’ Martin Perez (0-2, 4.50). Sabathia has allowed exactly three earned runs in each of his three starts this season, but hasn’t made it through the fifth inning in his last two starts. The Yankees offense will look to finally break from a cold spell, as they’ve scored just 70 runs in 19 games this season (3.7 runs per game).
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