Top Yankees prospect Luis Severino immediately showed the potential that launched him to the first Triple-A start of his career, striking out his first batter, Henry Urrutia.
And though Severino, 21, had an uneven debut Sunday and failed to dominate as he had in Double-A, he didn't come unglued, either.
Severino, the Yankees' top pitching prospect, allowed five hits, two runs and three walks in 4 1/3 innings, striking out three for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre during a 7-2 loss to Norfolk.
Leftfielder Ben Gamel was 2-for-5 with a triple, and third baseman Cole Figueroa went 2-for-4 for the RailRiders (26-25, T-2nd International League North, 1.