If the Yankees and Luis Severino (0-2, 5.91 ERA) want to avoid a sweep, they will have to go through former Yankee Rich Hill (1-2, 4.15 ERA.) Severino’s struggles begin and end with his 15.2 hits per nine innings, a far cry from his 7.7 in 2015. He’s leaving pitches over the plate and batters are taking advantage. In his last start against Seattle, he gave up four runs on eight hits, one homer, through 5.2 innings. This will be his first time facing Oakland.
Hill took the loss his last time out against the Royals, allowing three runs on nine hits in just 4.