Luis Severino finally made his season debut for the New York Yankees, pitched four shutout innings, topped out at 99 mph, threw 47 of 67 pitches for strikes and even talked Aaron Boone into pitching an extra inning.
As the Yankees start to focus on their postseason pitching plans, Severino's outing couldn't have gone much better considering his limited rehab work in the minors as he returned from shoulder and lat injuries. Suddenly, a playoff rotation with some serious concerns looks a little stronger and a definitely deeper.
His outing got off to a shaky start when Angels leadoff hitter Brian Goodwin worked a 12-pitch walk and David Fletcher followed with a base hit.