“Of course you miss Chapman because it makes your bullpen longer,” Girardi said, “but the fact
that they threw 16 innings in three days, it just kind of messed it up.”
Severino recovered from a rocky four-run second inning and did not allow another hit, retiring 12 of the final 14 hitters he faced.
Yankees Lose Fourth Straight as an Athletics Novice Shines –
By BILLY WITZJUNE 17, 2017
OAKLAND, Calif. — The way the Yankees have been going — with injuries here, there
and everywhere — it hardly seemed a surprise when pitcher Luis Severino banged his right knee while standing near his locker on Friday afternoon.
For the second day in a row, the Oakland Athletics feasted on a depleted Yankees bullpen, rallying for a 7-6 victory on
the first hit of the top prospect Matt Chapman’s career — a two-run, eighth-inning single off reliever Jonathan Holder.
We’ll get it straightened out and we’ll be fine.”
The bullpen, which was used heavily against Baltimore on Sunday
and against the Angels in Anaheim on Tuesday, will get Aroldis Chapman back on Sunday from his month-long absence because of rotator cuff inflammation.
“Of course you miss Chapman because it makes your bullpen longer,” Girardi said, “but the fact
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