The Yankees thought that they would get to throw the capable Luis Severino out on the mound to go for the sweep of the division rival Rays tonight, but unfortunately, Sevy’s sick. He was placed on the COVID-IL this afternoon after experiencing symptoms yesterday, so instead, the Yankees will ask Clarke Schmidt to fill in.
Schmidt is probably the go-to long reliever in the Yankees’ bullpen, but the starting pitching has been so excellent in 2022 that the majority of his work has come in one-to-two-inning spurts. He hasn’t thrown over 35 pitches in an outing since April 19th, so per Aaron Boone, the furthest he’ll go today is around 45-50 pitches.