NEW YORK -- Aaron Hicks homered from both sides of the plate and Luis Severino struck out a career-high 11, leading the Yankees to their fourth consecutive victory Thursday, a 3-2 win that completed a series sweep of the Rays at Yankee Stadium.
Hicks accounted for all of the Yanks' scoring, homering off right-hander Matt Andriese in the first inning before slugging a go-ahead two-run shot against left-hander Xavier Cedeno in the seventh. That helped make a winner of Severino, who limited the Rays to two runs over seven innings, picking up his first win as a starter since Sept.