A vintage Luis Severino start could not have come at a better time. His six scoreless innings neutralized the hottest offense in baseball. Tommy Kahnle, Wandy Peralta, Clay Holmes, and Ron Marinaccio combined for a final three scoreless frames, allowing Billy McKinney’s solo shot in the fourth to stand as the decisive blow in a 1-0 win over mighty Texas.
Severino narrowly avoided outright disaster in the first, giving up two long, loud fly balls before issuing a pair of two-out free passes to Nathaniel Lowe and Adolis García. Josh Jung lined a single to right field, but a strong and accurate throw from Jake Bauers paired with a questionable send at third gunned down Lowe at home by five steps.