The New York Yankees were swept away by the Boston Red Sox
this weekend, how sweep it was not, but luckily for the team they had an off
day to lick their wounds and mentally prepare for another tough division foe in
the Baltimore Orioles. The season is not over Yankees fans, news flash I know,
but it can be rather soon with this series and another Red Sox series looming
in the Bronx over the weekend. There is already pressure on every Yankees
player every at bat and with every pitch thrown and with every loss the
pressure gets more and more immense. Donned with the task of not only getting
the Yankees a win but alleviating some of that pressure is Luis Severino while
the Orioles will counter with one of their best in Chris Tillman.
Severino has not had the start to the season he nor the Yankees would have liked after a strong debut in 2015. Severino has shown poor command of not only his fastball but of his slider as well and has been seen shaking off veteran catcher Brian McCann far too much. That shaking off landed Severino on the bench in his last start after just three innings due to him giving up six earned runs on seven hits in yet another bad start for the rookie right-hander.
Tillman started Opening Day for the Orioles but has not lived up to the distinction and the hype that usually comes along with that honor thus far this season. Tillman did have an impressive start last time out against the Tampa Bay Rays but has looked inconsistent for much of the season, a trend that he hopefully gets back to tonight in Camden Yards.
The game will be played at 7:05 pm ET inside Oriole Park and
Camden Yards and can be seen on the YES Network and MLB TV. The last place team
in the American League East Division against the first place team in the
division. With this series this week and another Red Sox series looming in the
distance this weekend New York is primed to make a move back towards the top of
the division. Whether they are ready and able to do it is a whole other story
unfortunately. It all starts tonight in Baltimore.
Go Yankees!
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