Luis Severino To Start The Finale As New York Is Going For The Series Win Against Oakland
Luis Severino will look to pick up right where he left off as he starts the finale for New York against Oakland.
The right -hander Luis Severino comes into the game against Oakland with a record of 5-1 with a 2.21 earn run average. "according to http://www.espn.com/mlb/player/stats/_/id/33263/luis-severino. Severino has recorded a pair of double-digit strikeout efforts in his last two starts, limiting the Astros and Red Sox to two runs and 11 hits in 15 innings, with one walk and 21 strikeouts. He settled for a no-decision last time out. "according to http://mlb.mlb.com/news/probable_pitchers/index.jsp?c_id=nyy He will oppose Oakland left-hander Brett Anderson who comes into the finale against New York with a record of 0-1 with a 8.68 earn run average."according to http://www.espn.com/mlb/player/stats/_/id/30041/brett-anderson Anderson was roughed up for nine runs (seven earned) on 10 hits in three-plus innings against the Astros on Monday. Five days prior, he held Seattle to two runs across 6 1/3 innings in his season debut. "according to http://mlb.mlb.com/news/probable_pitchers/index.jsp?c_id=nyy
As for New York and Oakland's previous game, First baseman Neil Walker won the game for New York.
Walker's knock off Chris Hatcher continued a hot stretch for the switch-hitter, who is 9-for-25 with eight walks in his last nine games after hitting .163 through his first 80 at-bats of the season. "according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/neil-walker-gives-yankees-walk-off-win/c-276409954
Walker said that his hit paled in comparison to the relief work by A.J. Cole, who pitched for the first time since April 28 and picked up the win by blanking the A's over two scoreless innings. "according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/neil-walker-gives-yankees-walk-off-win/c-276409954
"This team is unbelievable. They never give up," Cole said. "I went out there and I gave it everything I had, because I know they're doing the same. I didn't want to let them down. It's all about staying ready. Every day, you've got to be ready to go in there." "according tohttps://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/neil-walker-gives-yankees-walk-off-win/c-276409954
Walker's clean single to center field chased home Gary Sanchez with the winning run, two innings after Sanchez brushed Matt Olson's back with a tag on the back end of an inning-ending double play. That play allowed the Yankees to survive Aroldis Chapman's three-walk inning without damage; Olson was initially ruled safe, but the call at home plate was challenged by the Yanks and overturned by review. "according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/neil-walker-gives-yankees-walk-off-win/c-276409954
Trailing by four runs in the fifth inning, the Yankees tied the score by batting around against a trio of Oakland pitchers. Aaron Judge hit his team-leading 11th homer, and A's starter Andrew Triggs was removed three batters later, a sequence that included Didi Gregorius singling to snap an 0-for-30 slump. Walker and Miguel Andujar added RBI singles off Danny Coulombe and Ryan Dull, respectively. "according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/neil-walker-gives-yankees-walk-off-win/c-276409954
"I know we're going to keep grinding out at-bats, and I know with our guys, we're only a big swing or two from being right back into it," manager Aaron Boone said. "I don't know if you're ever comfortable down four runs, but I know the guys are going to keep on competing. That's what they did. "according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/neil-walker-gives-yankees-walk-off-win/c-276409954
Sanchez and Aaron Hicks hit back-to-back home runs off Triggs in the second inning, marking the first time that the Yanks have done so this season. It was Sanchez's 10th long ball of the season and Hicks' third. "according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/neil-walker-gives-yankees-walk-off-win/c-276409954
The rally took rookie Domingo German off the hook after the A's caught up to him the second time through the order, producing six runs on six hits through five innings. German retired the first seven batters, extending the string from six hitless innings against the Indians in his first Major League start, but Oakland enjoyed a five-run fourth against the right-hander. "according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/neil-walker-gives-yankees-walk-off-win/c-276409954
"The first few innings, it was like last start," Boone said. "He was on the attack, working fast, pounding the zone and using all three pitches. He just lost command. In the past when he would get behind, usually he's able to spin it in for a strike or go to his changeup for a strike. He just lost it." "according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/neil-walker-gives-yankees-walk-off-win/c-276409954
Khris Davis mashed a three-run homer for the biggest blow against German, who thought he'd escaped the inning when he got Mark Canha to offer at a two-strike pitch. First-base umpire Quinn Wolcott didn't agree, and Canha remained at bat, contributing a two-run single before being thrown out trying to stretch it into a double to end the frame. Jed Lowrie lifted a fifth-inning sacrifice fly that appeared to give the A's a comfortable lead at the time. "according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/neil-walker-gives-yankees-walk-off-win/c-276409954
"We just grinded our way back," Walker said. "We feel really comfortable with the guys we have in our bullpen late in the game. They did a really nice job keeping it where it was, and fortunately, we were able to walk it off before the rain came." "according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/neil-walker-gives-yankees-walk-off-win/c-276409954
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
The Yankees struggled with runners in scoring position all afternoon, finishing 3-for-14 with 13 men left on, but Walker came through when it counted most. The 32-year-old connected with Hatcher's 92.8-mph fastball up in the zone, lacing it to center field. Walker's teammates mobbed him near first base, showering him with sunflower seeds and beverages. "according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/neil-walker-gives-yankees-walk-off-win/c-276409954
"That guy can fit in anywhere," Judge said. "He's such a great guy in the clubhouse. The at-bats he's been having ... When we need to get things going -- a clutch double, a base hit, anything -- that's the guy we turn to. He's been doing it the past couple of weeks, especially on this homestand, he's been coming through in big situations. He means a lot for this club." "according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/neil-walker-gives-yankees-walk-off-win/c-276409954
SOUND SMART
With Sanchez hitting his 10th homer, this marks the first time that three Bombers have reached 10 homers prior to the team's 40th game of the season. Judge (11) and Gregorius (10) are the others with a double-digit total so far. "according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/neil-walker-gives-yankees-walk-off-win/c-276409954
MITEL REPLAY OF THE DAY
Chapman walked the first three men he faced in the ninth but recovered to strike out Canha, then got pinch-hitter Jonathan Lucroy to lift a fly ball to medium-depth left field. Olson tagged up on Gardner, who threw a one-hopper to Sanchez. Home-plate umpire James Hoye called Olson safe, but replay showed that Sanchez's tag brushed Olson's back just before the runner touched home plate. "according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/neil-walker-gives-yankees-walk-off-win/c-276409954
First pitch is set for 1:05pm. The game will be televised on Yes. "according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/schedule/2018-05