David Ortiz hit his 29th and 30th career home runs
at Yankee Stadiums II and III.
New York Yankees: Big Papi Kicks Sand at Yankees' Attempt to Sweep Red Sox.
They put up good fight ... for two games at least. And hell, the Yankees won the series, and even caused the Sawx to drop into second place of the A.L. East.
But the Bronx Bombers just couldn't pull off a weekend sweep over the Boston Red Sox with a still ineffective Luis Severino on the mound.
The ol' tag team of Dustin Pedroia and Big Papi weren't having it ... not from him, not from this inexperienced 22-year old youngster. Despite Severino's 9 strikeouts, Pedroia's home run in the 1st, and Papi's home runs in the 4th and 7th innings ensured Severino's season ERA remained over six.
Xander Bogaerts landed the final TKO blow in the 8th inning off the Yankees bullpen. The damage, however, had already been done.
Although the Yankees will finally realize the arrival of reliever Aroldis Chapman, they're clearly still waiting for the more promising 2015 rookie version of Luis Severiono to reappear - the one whom posted a 5-3 record with a 2.86 ERA, and 8.1 K/9 average over 11 starts.
This season, Severino is now 0-5, with a 6.12 ERA. To date, he has surrendered 42 hits, and an alarming 7 home runs, with an unsightly 1.485 WHiP in only 32.1 innings pitched.
That still doesn't explain Boston starter Steven Wright's dominant performance over the Bombers. He went the distance for his third victory (3-3, 1.52) of the season, and held the Bombers scoreless and limited them to just 2 hits through 8.2 innings, until finally surrendering Bret Gardner's 2-out solo home run in the 9th.
Series win or not, any way you season it, the Yankees will begin their series against the Kansas City Royals with a bitter taste in
David Ortiz hit his 29th, and 30th career home runs at Yankee Stadiums II and III.
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