#Yankees place Luis Severino in 60-day IL

#Yankees place Luis Severino in 60-day IL

“Yankees place Luis Severino in 60-day IL” Luis Severino’s status took a drastic turn on Monday. Shortly after the Yankees acquired starter Frankie Montas from the A’s, the team announced Severino — sidelined with a strained lat — was transferred to the 60-day injured list. The righty began the throwing portion of his rehab assignment…

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#Yankees rotation has 5 Cy Young Award candidates

#Yankees rotation has 5 Cy Young Award candidates

“Yankees rotation has 5 Cy Young Award candidates” To paraphrase the ubiquitous saying about drafts: You can’t win the Cy Young in the first two months of the season, but you can lose it. Patrick Corbin (6.71 ERA) will not take home the trophy. José Berríos (5.24) still can help the Blue Jays, but not…

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#Rangers may regret opening a door for the Lightning

#Rangers may regret opening a door for the Lightning

“Rangers may regret opening a door for the Lightning” As sage Omar Little infamously reminded us in “The Wire,” when you come at the king, you best not miss. A chance to move closer to vanquishing the battle-tested Lightning went down to, well, the wire on Sunday, but the Rangers coughed up a two-goal lead…

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#Luis Severino, Yankees do enough to get past Tigers

#Luis Severino, Yankees do enough to get past Tigers

“Luis Severino, Yankees do enough to get past Tigers” DETROIT — Following a weekend in which the Yankees failed to take advantage of playing a bad team, they’ve won two straight against the Tigers. They used another strong outing from Luis Severino and a go-ahead single by Isiah Kiner-Falefa in the seventh inning to beat…

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#Yankees’ Luis Severino pitches four scoreless innings

#Yankees’ Luis Severino pitches four scoreless innings

“Yankees’ Luis Severino pitches four scoreless innings” TAMPA — Luis Severino still has a long way to go to get back to being one of the best right-handers in the American League. But after battling command in his first two Grapefruit League starts and then experiencing “general arm soreness” following his last outing that caused…

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