Naturally, the Yankees Double-A affiliate, Trenton Thunder, would have wanted to walk away from Game 2 of the ELCS victorious, but for the major league club, the results of the man who opened the contest, Luis Severino, trumped all.
While a lights-out performance would have been nice, it was paramount that Severino felt comfortable on the mound, get in as many reps as he could in an actual game-setting and leave unscathed in terms of his health.
And so, on Tuesday night, Severino worked 3.2 innings versus the Bowie Baysox. Across 64 pitches (47 for strikes), the 2017 Cy Young finalist allowed four runs (one earned) on five hits while striking out five and walking none.