Is Luis Severino tipping pitches again?
That’s what Alex Rodriguez seemed to believe after the Yankees starter struggled in the first inning of Tuesday’s ALCS Game 4 in The Bronx.
A-Rod broke down Severino’s pitching on Twitter: 36 pitches; 18 fastballs; 18 secondary pitches; 11 swings on fastballs; five swings on off-speed pitches, no swings and misses.
“No chases on off-speed pitches,” the former Yankee wrote. “If you look at Astros’ hitters body language, this screams tipping.”
Severino induced a groundout to lead off the game before giving up a home run to Jose Altuve.