ARLINGTON, Texas — On yet one more evening when all eyes have been on Aaron Decide chasing historical past, Luis Severino made a bid for his personal.
The Yankees right-hander tossed seven no-hit innings on 94 pitches Monday evening in opposition to the Rangers earlier than being pulled due to his pitch rely in what turned a 3-1 win at Globe Life Subject.
Severino, in his third begin again from the injured listing after lacking two-plus months with a lat pressure, struck out Nathaniel Lowe on a 99.5 mph fastball to finish the seventh inning. When he walked into the dugout, supervisor Aaron Boone was there ready for him and the 2 had an extended discuss. Boone put his fingers on Severino’s shoulders and Severino shook his head a number of instances earlier than the dialog ended and the pitcher bought excessive fives and hugs from his teammates.
“Nobody desires [to be] taken out in that state of affairs, however I perceive it,” Severino stated. “I feel it was a great determination. I don’t wish to go on the market and kill myself and never be good for the postseason. We’re trying on the massive image.”
Boone stated there wasn’t a lot of a call for him to make since Severino had solely thrown 76 pitches in his final begin because the Yankees construct him again up correctly. The actual determination, in response to Boone, would have been if he was at that pitch rely by means of eight innings.
“It nonetheless is a call that sucks to need to make,” Boone stated. “It places a bit damper on the evening, truthfully. It’s not a enjoyable factor to need to do when a man is within the highest land within the league and he’s on the market doing his job at a very excessive and particular degree. To need to be the one which shuts that down just isn't enjoyable, however one you gotta do.”
And if he got the possibility to complete the no-hitter, would he have achieved it?
“One thousand %,” Severino stated.
As an alternative, Miguel Castro relieved Severino to begin the underside of the eighth and gave up a single to the second batter he confronted, ending the Yankees’ possibilities of a mixed no-hitter.
Nonetheless, it was an encouraging and dominant regular-season finale for Severino heading into the playoffs, the place he initiatives to be one of many Yankees’ prime three starters for the ALDS.
The one Ranger to achieve base in opposition to Severino got here within the third inning, when former Yankees prospect Josh Smith reached on a full-count stroll earlier than being erased by a double play.
Severino’s fastball averaged 97.8 mph — up 1.6 mph from his season common — whereas his changeup and slider have been additionally very efficient as he mowed down batters.
Severino’s no-hit bid got here in the identical stadium the place Corey Kluber tossed the Yankees’ most up-to-date no-hitter final Might. Severino surpassed the 5 ¹/₃ innings of no-hit ball he threw in opposition to the Orioles in April and accomplished seven innings for less than the third time this season earlier than his evening ended with larger issues forward in thoughts.
“It was electrical,” catcher Kyle Higashioka stated. “That’s most likely up there with the very best instances I’ve ever seen him throw. I really assume if he would have been in a position to go 9, I’m fairly sure he would’ve gotten that no-hitter. However he made a staff determination going into the playoffs right here.”
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