Last night, the Yankees scored 13 runs, Gerrit Cole flirted with perfection, and Manny Bañuelos finally made his Yankees debut a decade after ranking No. 1 on their top prospect list (and made me cry in his postgame interview). How can a night in the baseball get much better than that? The standout pitching performance roulette hits Luis Severino today, so now he’ll have to do his best to follow the remarkable example set by Cole, Jameson Taillon, and Nestor Cortes (hell, Jordan Montgomery, too). Pretty please?
Today on the site, Peter will recap what the Yankees’ rivals did on Friday and argue why Matt Carpenter’s swing changes are for real, and John will break down two pivotal plays in Jameson Taillon’s perfecto bid from Thursday.