With the Yanks batting in the fifth with a 6-1 lead, two on and nobody out, Severino was pulled from the game with his pitch count at 97. The righty then made a walk of shame back to the A’s third-base dugout with his hat and glove in his left hand and a sour look on his face.

Luis Severino grew up a Yankees fan. He still is a Yankees fan, he said. He also just wants to face off against the Yankees already.