SEATTLE -- In the past week, Luis Severino has tossed a gem at Fenway Park against Chris Sale and outpitched Felix Hernandez in Seattle.
The 23-year-old All-Star is becoming the ace of the New York Yankees' staff this season.
"I enjoy it. I knew it was going to be tough every time I face a guy like Felix," Severino said. "I just tried to bring my A stuff, tried to make pitches, tried to get hitters out."
Severino pitched out of trouble to throw seven shutout innings, Brett Gardner hit a solo home run off Hernandez, and the Yankees added three unearned runs late for a 4-1 win over the Mariners on Thursday night.
Severino (6-4) was overpowering when he needed to be, striking out six and getting his fastball to flash triple-digits on the stadium scoreboard even in the seventh. He allowed eight hits, but was outstanding in the big moments. The right-hander escaped jams in the first, second and most notably the fourth inning when Seattle had runners at the corners with no outs and was unable to score.
"It shows you he understands what he needs to do," New York manager Joe Girardi said. "He has to get after it from the first hitter and that's exactly what he's doing because two runs could beat you when you're facing guys like that."
Gardner took advantage of the one costly mistake by Hernandez (5-4), driving a 2-1 pitch into the right-field seats with one out in the sixth. Other than that, Hernandez was as good as he's been in 2017, striking out a season-high nine and pitching at least seven innings for the second time.
Aaron Judge added a broken-bat RBI single in the eighth. It was just his fourth hit in 29 at-bats since the All-Star break. The Yankees added a pair of runs in the ninth with two outs on second baseman Robinson Cano's throwing error, allowing Didi Gregorius and Todd Frazier to score.
Three of New York's four runs were unearned.
It was a vintage performance by Hernandez, all the way down to the lack of run support -- a staple of his career with the Mariners. Hernandez has always pitched well against New York, and he was successful staying on the edges with his fastball, getting the Yankees to chase off-speed pitches out of the zone.
But he paid for a fastball he left in the middle of the plate when Gardner smacked his 16th home run of the season.
"You face a guy like Severino today, you can't make any mistakes. I made one mistake against Gardner and he hit a homer," Hernandez said. "I was trying to go sinker down and away, and it didn't sink."
The Mariners left eight runners on base in the first five innings, failing to score in the fourth with runners on first and third and no outs. Mitch Haniger popped out and Jarrod Dyson's shallow fly failed to get Kyle Seager in from third. Mike Zunino walked to load the bases, but Severino got a groundout from Jean Segura to end the inning.
"Severino was as good as we've seen all year," Seattle manager Scott Servais said. "We've had some well-pitched games against us, but just the stuff that he fired out there, you don't see guys carry the velocity that late in the ballgame."
SHAKY FINISH
Dellin Betances and Aroldis Chapman were both shaky in closing out the victory. Betances allowed two baserunners in the eighth and Chapman gave up one run, one hit and one walk in the ninth. Cano's RBI double scored Seattle's only run.
"It's something we're trying to get straightened out," Girardi said. "I've said all along, in the long term, no, but right now, yeah, we're trying to get them right."
FIRST AT FIRST
Chase Headley made his first start of the season at first base, moving across the diamond after the acquisition of Frazier. Headley had appeared in four games this season at first base and 14 total in his career.
"He looked really comfortable. I thought he did a really good job," Girardi said.
ROTATION CHANGE
Seattle will put right-hander Yovani Gallardo back into the starting rotation in the series finale Sunday. The Mariners optioned Sam Gaviglio to Triple-A Tacoma and recalled right-handed reliever Max Povse. Gallardo had a 0.79 ERA in relief. He was 3-7 with a 6.30 ERA in 14 starts prior to his move to the bullpen in June. Seattle will still need to make a roster move when newly acquired reliever David Phelps joins the team. Phelps, obtained from Miami for four prospects, is expected to arrive Friday.
UP NEXT
Yankees: CC Sabathia (8-3) is tied for the team lead in wins. He'll be making his 16th start of the season and is coming off six shutout innings in a victory over Boston.
Mariners: Andrew Moore (1-1) is looking to bounce back from giving up three home runs in his last start against the White Sox.
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The 23-year-old All-Star is becoming the ace of the New York Yankees' staff this season.
"I enjoy it. I knew it was going to be tough every time I face a guy like Felix," Severino said. "I just tried to bring my A stuff, tried to make pitches, tried to get hitters out."
Severino pitched out of trouble to throw seven shutout innings, Brett Gardner hit a solo home run off Hernandez, and the Yankees added three unearned runs late for a 4-1 win over the Mariners on Thursday night.
Severino (6-4) was overpowering when he needed to be, striking out six and getting his fastball to flash triple-digits on the stadium scoreboard even in the seventh. He allowed eight hits, but was outstanding in the big moments. The right-hander escaped jams in the first, second and most notably the fourth inning when Seattle had runners at the corners with no outs and was unable to score.
"It shows you he understands what he needs to do," New York manager Joe Girardi said. "He has to get after it from the first hitter and that's exactly what he's doing because two runs could beat you when you're facing guys like that."
Gardner took advantage of the one costly mistake by Hernandez (5-4), driving a 2-1 pitch into the right-field seats with one out in the sixth. Other than that, Hernandez was as good as he's been in 2017, striking out a season-high nine and pitching at least seven innings for the second time.
Aaron Judge added a broken-bat RBI single in the eighth. It was just his fourth hit in 29 at-bats since the All-Star break. The Yankees added a pair of runs in the ninth with two outs on second baseman Robinson Cano's throwing error, allowing Didi Gregorius and Todd Frazier to score.
Three of New York's four runs were unearned.
It was a vintage performance by Hernandez, all the way down to the lack of run support -- a staple of his career with the Mariners. Hernandez has always pitched well against New York, and he was successful staying on the edges with his fastball, getting the Yankees to chase off-speed pitches out of the zone.
But he paid for a fastball he left in the middle of the plate when Gardner smacked his 16th home run of the season.
"You face a guy like Severino today, you can't make any mistakes. I made one mistake against Gardner and he hit a homer," Hernandez said. "I was trying to go sinker down and away, and it didn't sink."
The Mariners left eight runners on base in the first five innings, failing to score in the fourth with runners on first and third and no outs. Mitch Haniger popped out and Jarrod Dyson's shallow fly failed to get Kyle Seager in from third. Mike Zunino walked to load the bases, but Severino got a groundout from Jean Segura to end the inning.
"Severino was as good as we've seen all year," Seattle manager Scott Servais said. "We've had some well-pitched games against us, but just the stuff that he fired out there, you don't see guys carry the velocity that late in the ballgame."
SHAKY FINISH
Dellin Betances and Aroldis Chapman were both shaky in closing out the victory. Betances allowed two baserunners in the eighth and Chapman gave up one run, one hit and one walk in the ninth. Cano's RBI double scored Seattle's only run.
"It's something we're trying to get straightened out," Girardi said. "I've said all along, in the long term, no, but right now, yeah, we're trying to get them right."
FIRST AT FIRST
Chase Headley made his first start of the season at first base, moving across the diamond after the acquisition of Frazier. Headley had appeared in four games this season at first base and 14 total in his career.
"He looked really comfortable. I thought he did a really good job," Girardi said.
ROTATION CHANGE
Seattle will put right-hander Yovani Gallardo back into the starting rotation in the series finale Sunday. The Mariners optioned Sam Gaviglio to Triple-A Tacoma and recalled right-handed reliever Max Povse. Gallardo had a 0.79 ERA in relief. He was 3-7 with a 6.30 ERA in 14 starts prior to his move to the bullpen in June. Seattle will still need to make a roster move when newly acquired reliever David Phelps joins the team. Phelps, obtained from Miami for four prospects, is expected to arrive Friday.
UP NEXT
Yankees: CC Sabathia (8-3) is tied for the team lead in wins. He'll be making his 16th start of the season and is coming off six shutout innings in a victory over Boston.
Mariners: Andrew Moore (1-1) is looking to bounce back from giving up three home runs in his last start against the White Sox.
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10:10PM,EDT,July 20,2017
Safeco Field, Seattle,Washington
Safeco Field, Seattle,Washington
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| New York - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Felix Hernandez pitching for Seattle | NYY | SEA |
| Gardner grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Sánchez lined out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Judge struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Luis Severino pitching for New York | NYY | SEA |
| Segura struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Gamel doubled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Canó grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, Gamel out at third. | 0 | 0 |
| Cruz singled to left center, Canó to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Seager struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Felix Hernandez pitching for Seattle | NYY | SEA |
| Holliday struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Castro lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Gregorius walked. | 0 | 0 |
| T. Frazier struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Luis Severino pitching for New York | NYY | SEA |
| Valencia lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Haniger singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Haniger safe at second on throwing error by pitcher Severino. | 0 | 0 |
| Dyson grounded out to second, Haniger to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Zunino flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Felix Hernandez pitching for Seattle | NYY | SEA |
| Ellsbury grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Headley singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Gardner struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Sánchez struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Luis Severino pitching for New York | NYY | SEA |
| Segura grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Gamel struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Canó singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Cruz grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Felix Hernandez pitching for Seattle | NYY | SEA |
| Judge walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Holliday grounded into double play, third to second to first, Judge out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| Castro grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Luis Severino pitching for New York | NYY | SEA |
| Seager doubled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Valencia singled to center, Seager to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Haniger popped out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Dyson flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Zunino walked, Valencia to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Segura grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Zunino out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Felix Hernandez pitching for Seattle | NYY | SEA |
| Gregorius flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| T. Frazier flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Ellsbury lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Luis Severino pitching for New York | NYY | SEA |
| Gamel grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Canó singled to left center. | 0 | 0 |
| Cruz struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Seager lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Felix Hernandez pitching for Seattle | NYY | SEA |
| Headley struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Gardner homered to right (406 feet). | 1 | 0 |
| Sánchez struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Judge struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Luis Severino pitching for New York | NYY | SEA |
| Valencia flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Haniger grounded out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| Dyson grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Felix Hernandez pitching for Seattle | NYY | SEA |
| Holliday struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Castro grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Gregorius doubled to deep right. | 1 | 0 |
| T. Frazier popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Luis Severino pitching for New York | NYY | SEA |
| Zunino struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Segura singled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Gamel struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| Canó flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| James Pazos pitching for Seattle | NYY | SEA |
| Pazos relieved Hernández. | 1 | 0 |
| Ellsbury grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 0 |
| Headley singled to shallow center. | 1 | 0 |
| Gardner grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Headley safe at second on error by shortstop Segura. | 1 | 0 |
| Zych relieved Pazos. | 1 | 0 |
| Sánchez walked, Headley to third, Gardner to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Judge singled to right, Headley scored, Gardner to third, Sánchez to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Holliday grounded into double play, third to first, Sánchez out at third. | 2 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Dellin Betances pitching for New York | NYY | SEA |
| Betances relieved Severino. | 2 | 0 |
| Cruz flied out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| Seager hit by pitch. | 2 | 0 |
| Valencia singled to right, Seager to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Haniger grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, Valencia out at second, Seager to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Dyson struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Max Povse pitching for Seattle | NYY | SEA |
| Povse relieved Zych. | 2 | 0 |
| Castro fouled out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| Gregorius singled to center. | 2 | 0 |
| T. Frazier singled to left, Gregorius to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Ellsbury flied out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| Headley safe at second on throwing error by second baseman Canó, Gregorius and T. Frazier scored. | 4 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Aroldis Chapman pitching for New York | NYY | SEA |
| Chapman relieved Betances. | 4 | 0 |
| Zunino walked. | 4 | 0 |
| Heredia ran for Zunino. | 4 | 0 |
| Heredia to second on wild pitch by Chapman. | 4 | 0 |
| Segura struck out swinging. | 4 | 0 |
| Heredia to third on fielder's indifference. | 4 | 0 |
| Gamel struck out swinging. | 4 | 0 |
| Canó doubled to deep center, Heredia scored. | 4 | 1 |
| Cruz flied out to right. | 4 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York Yankees | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Gardner LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | .254 | .347 | .450 |
| Sánchez C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | .271 | .351 | .483 |
| Judge RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | .312 | .434 | .642 |
| Holliday DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .242 | .340 | .472 |
| Castro 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .308 | .345 | .474 |
| Gregorius SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | .295 | .327 | .473 |
| T. Frazier 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .207 | .328 | .428 |
| Ellsbury CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .249 | .324 | .360 |
| Headley 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .260 | .341 | .370 |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 157 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Gregorius (14, Hernández) HR: Gardner (16, 6th inning off Hernández 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: Gardner (43), Judge (68) GIDP: Holliday 2 Yankees RISP: 1-6 (Holliday 0-1, Headley 0-1, T. Frazier 0-1, Judge 1-1, Ellsbury 0-1, Gardner 0-1) Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Severino (2, throw) | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Safeco Field, Seattle, WA |
| Attendance | 35,175 (73.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:14 |
| Weather | 74 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 2 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Gerry Davis, First Base - Tony Randazzo, Second Base - Rob Drake, Third Base - Pat Hoberg |
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