The Yankees rely on Luis Severino for many things, but among them is eating innings. Entering today’s start, Severino led the team with 78 innings pitched in 12 starts, well ahead of Masahiro Tanaka’s 67.2 innings in the same amount of games. Severino added to that gap by going eight innings in the first game of a doubleheader, but some shenanigans forced the Yankees to call up their closer for the final out of a game that they coasted in prior to the ninth
The offense did its part for their ace, pouring in seven runs off of Detroit starter Drew VerHagen.