NEW YORK -- Luis Severino was moved up two days by the New York Yankees and is scheduled to start Wednesday against Minnesota.
Yankees manager Joe Girardi said Tuesday the move was made to give Severino three more regular-season starts as New York tries to overtake Boston in the AL East.
Severino had been slated to start Friday at Toronto and will be replaced against the Blue Jays by Masahiro Tanaka.
A 23-year-old right-hander, Severino is 13-6 with a 2.