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OAKLAND, Calif. – Is the Yankees US Championship Game still certain to play on Oct. 3, likely against the A's?
Hard to imagine, at least for now, how the Yankees can consider to integrate Luis Severino.
The 24-year-old playmaker, whose first semester was Cy Young's candidate, saw his second nightmarish second half continue Wednesday night as he lost 2 1/3 innings in a 8-2 loss. facing the season. In front of 21 004 at Oakland Coliseum.
"I have to do a better job," said Severino, who allowed six points (five won) and six hits. "Right now, I'm not at my best. I need to perform as in the first semester. "
The Yankees (87-53), managing all five hits, lost 9 1/2 games behind the Red Sox in East Asia and saw their lead over the A, who won two of three this series, cutting to 3 1/2 games for the best Wild-Card slot.
In the first round of four innings, Severino received little help from Gary Sanchez – he had a run as bad as a receiver of the big league had two wild shots and two balls passed. change of signs before the match.
"There were some crossovers, but at the end of the day, they were near the area and I feel as a catcher, I have the ability to stop them," said Sanchez via his translator. "And I did not do it."
Although Sanchez's defense attracted a lot of attention – he was charged with 13 bullets, most of them tied in the majors – focusing only on a larger problem:
Severino, who is now 17-7 years old, but with the highest ERA he has had this season (3.52), does not look like the pitcher who, on July 1, was 13-2 with a cumulative average of 1.98.
"We have a few weeks for this sort of thing to unfold and see where we are and we will make those decisions as we go along," said Boone, asking if he would be comfortable with start Severino / Sanchez hitters in a single chip card game. "But do I know that these two are capable of going out and pushing? Absolutely."
Severino went 2-4 with a 7.50 ERA in seven games from July 7th to August 7th. 13, but showed some signs during his next three starts – an ERA of 3.78 and 26 strikeouts against four marches – to reverse the situation.
Then there was Wednesday, which showed that the progression was a mirage while four of the top five A on the plate were successful.
"A lot of things," Severino said of what went wrong in the first. "Some crossings with the signs. It was the brothel. "
After the Yankees left the bases charged in the first match against Mike Fiers – they had 28 shots thrown – he quickly split into the lower half as
Leader Ramon Laureano kicked off with a quick 0 and 1 on Brett Gardner's left header for a brace, the first of six doubles for the A's, who finished second in doubles doubles (282) . Matt Chapman failed but, with Jed Lowrie on the board, Laureano was third on a ball. Lowrie then stole a 3-and-1 slider to the right, RBI's single making 1-0.
Khris Davis followed by throwing a right where Andrew McCutchen seemed to lose the ball, which sailed at the base of the wall for a double.
With Matt Olson at the plate, Severino threw a fast 0 and 1 at the lower speed and 98 mph that escaped Sanchez for a wild pitch, allowing Lowrie to score 2-0 and put Davis in the lead. third place. Olson took a ball in front of 2-and-1 fastball at the top of the wall on the left, the double RBI made 3-0.
Stephen Piscotty jumped and missed on a slider of 2 and 1, but Sanchez managed another pass. The next delivery of Severino, a slider, rebounded for a wild pitch, which brought Olson to do it 4-0.
Proud, after marching Sanchez to charge the bases with two outs in the first, settled, withdrawing 15 of the next 16 that he faced. The goalkeeper took the start of Aaron Hicks for the seventh and Sanchez won his first tour since June 20, his 15th overall, to rank 8-2. The Fiers (11-6, 3.36) allowed three hits in six innings.
Chapman walked to start the third and Lowrie singled out. After relinquishing Davis to a defensive player and Olson via a strikeout, Piscotty's single in the center put up two points to lead 6-0 to end Severino's night. Chapman's RBI eliminated Jonathan Holder in fourth (7-0) and two consecutive doubles (Laureano and Chapman in sixth) 8-0.
"I was disappointed with the way I played lately, I was disappointed with the way the team played," Gardner said. "I know I can do better, I know the team can do better. It's up to us to try to understand and reverse the situation. "
Erik Boland started in Newsday's sports department in 2002. He covered high school and college sports, then moved on to the rhythm of the Jets. He has covered the Yankees since 2009.
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