MIAMI — Luis Severino gained’t be going through the Yankees within the upcoming Subway Sequence, so he delivered excessive warmth in opposition to his former crew on Friday as a substitute.
The Mets right-hander, who additionally didn’t get to face the Yankees final month at Citi Area after supervisor Carlos Mendoza reconfigured the rotation to start out two lefties, stated he’s on a gaggle chat by which a lot of his former teammates from the Bronx have “talked s–t“ about him being afraid to face the Yankees.
Severino’s comeback?
“I’m not afraid of these guys. ‘Proper now you solely have two good hitters,’” Severino stated, referring to Aaron Choose and Juan Soto. “It’s all the time a pleasant competitors.”
Jose Quintana and Sean Manaea are scheduled to face the Yankees, once more giving the Mets two lefty starters for the Subway Sequence.
Quintana was initially presupposed to face the Marlins on Sunday however is sick, in response to Mendoza, so Christian Scott and David Peterson will every transfer up a day and pitch Sunday and Monday.
So primarily Mendoza is changing the lefty Peterson with the lefty Quintana for the Subway Sequence.
“For some purpose the Yankees should not too good in opposition to lefties this 12 months,” Severino stated. “You solely must stroll Choose and after that will probably be higher. However I perceive the logic of lefties as a result of Soto hits lefty, [Alex] Verdugo hits lefty and Choose is the one right-hander that hits lefties, so I perceive the logic.”
Severino final pitched on July 10 in opposition to the Nationals.
He stated as quickly as that begin was full he started lobbying for the beginning on Friday, the Mets’ first recreation following the All-Star break as a result of it might enable him to return 5 days later for the Subway Sequence.
However the project as a substitute went to Manaea, who pitched 5 shutout innings in opposition to the Yankees final month at Citi Area.
“For us, for me at the least, we have to get higher and hopefully we’re going through them within the World Sequence,” stated Severino, who spent 9 years with the Yankees earlier than arriving to the Mets final winter on a one-year contract price $13 million.
Severino has been a workhorse with the Mets, main the crew with 109 2/3 innings pitched.
Total he’s 6-3 with a 3.78 ERA in 18 begins this season.
Earlier than his crew opened their four-game collection in opposition to the Marlins, the right-hander recalled how badly the Mets have been enjoying in Could throughout their final go to to loanDepot park.
However the Mets closed the primary half with a 27-13 file that had positioned them a half-game forward for the NL’s third wildcard spot as play started.
“The final time we have been right here the crew was actual totally different from what we’re proper now,” Severino stated. “I really feel proper now we now have a shot to be within the playoffs. We’re hopefully quickly going to have [Kodai] Senga come again, that shall be enormous for us, and we’ll see what occurs.”
Senga is scheduled to pitch Saturday for Triple-A Syracuse in what is going to probably be his remaining minor league rehab look earlier than he’s activated from the injured listing.
Severino was requested what the Japanese right-hander will imply to the Mets.
“We’re going to commerce for an ace [to start] the second half,” Severino stated. “It’s superb, having him within the entrance of the rotation. … I feel it’s going to be nice.”