ARLINGTON— Luis Severino was not happy and neither were most of the fans at Globe Life Field Monday night. Aaron Judge, however, did not hit a home run for the fourth straight game and remain…
Luis Severino was not happy and neither were most of the fans at Globe Life Field Monday night.
The home of the almost worst-in-baseball Rangers was packed with Yankees’ fans hoping to see history. Aaron Judge, however, did not hit a home run for the fourth straight game and remained tied with Roger Maris with 61, the most ever hit by an American League player. Severino was pulled after throwing seven no-hit innings as the Yankees beat the Rangers 3-1.
The Yankees (98-61) have three regular season games left for Judge to try and best the 61-year old record with Maris’ children and his family watching. Severino was solid in his outing, but it was the move Yankees manager Aaron Boone had to make.
Severino was making his third start after missing two months with a lat strain. The right-hander insisted he felt good enough to come back sooner, but the Yankees have been very careful with him due to his previous bouts with serious injuries.
After Severino struck out Nathaniel Lowe to end the seventh inning, Boone met him at the bottom of the stairs going into the dugout. The manager put both his hands on Severino’s shoulders and started to explain his decision.
