NEW YORK — New York Yankees right-hander Luis Severino will start the American League wild-card game for New York, manager Aaron Boone announced Tuesday afternoon.
The Yankees will host the Oakland Athletics at 8 p.m. Wednesday.
Severino won his last two starts of the regular season and went 19-8 with a 3.39 ERA and 220 strikeouts this season. Severino won 10 of those games and lost only two and had a 2.74 ERA at home.
Against the A’s this season, Severino was 1-1 with a 6.23 ERA. On May 13 at Yankee Stadium, he went six innings, gave up five hits and one earned run to pick up a win. In Oakland on Sept. 5, Severino lasted only 2 2/3 innings, giving up five earned runs to take the loss.
Severino earned the start over fellow starters Masahiro Tanaka and J.A. Happ. Boone also announced that Tanaka, Happ and right-hander Lance Lynn also made the wild-card roster.
Boone added that he didn’t have a starting pitcher lined up for Friday’s opening game of the American League Division Series if the Yankees advance out of Wednesday’s game.