CHICAGO — The Red Sox being dead in the AL East pennant race will subtract some of the drama from Wednesday’s Red Sox-Yankees game at Yankee Stadium.
Nevertheless, for Luis Severino, it will be a night never to be forgotten.
Manager Joe Girardi gave his rotation order Saturday for the three-game series that starts Tuesday, and Severino will make his major league debut Wednesday.
All pitchers do that but not many as a Yankee in Yankee Stadium against the Red Sox with the hosts in a pennant race. Still, Girardi doesn’t believe the stage will be too big for the 21-year-old right-hander, who is a combined 9-2 with a 2.