After spearheading last night’s thrilling comeback win, Amed Rosario finds himself back in the starting lineup, and I will be expecting another two home runs from today’s third baseman. He and the rest of the Yankees will be facing off against the man who was once seen as the future long-term ace of the staff, with Luis Severino tapped to start against his old squad for the third time in his career.

Severino’s had a rough start to 2026 after a strong World Baseball Classic — one of many such cases around the league. In two starts he’s posted a 6.48 ERA, but his 3.63 FIP is a little cleaner. He had one perfectly serviceable start in the season’s opening series at Toronto; getting thudded around by Atlanta last week has his early-season numbers looking a little rough. He hasn’t exactly fooled the Yankees in his two previous starts against them, with a 15.26 ERA and 1.136 OPS against. If that trend continues today, New York stands a good chance of winning yet another series.

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Will Warren gets the ball for the Bronx Bombers, in a reverse of Sevy — strong ERA, higher FIP. His paltry five percent walk rate is the big thing to watch as he gets into the swing of the season; I can’t imagine he’ll keep it that low but if he can maintain a below-average walk rate, his historical challenges with nibbling might be going away. The rotation has led the way for the Yankees so far this season, and there must be some pressure on the next day’s starter to match what the squad has put up in the year’s first two weeks.

We have a little bit of juggling in the lineup, with the aforementioned Rosario at third and batting eighth. Ryan McMahon returns to the field, this time at shortstop and batting ninth. I’m not in love with McMahon getting much playing time at all, but it’s not like José Caballero has been any better. Austin Wells also enjoys a night off, with J.C. Escarra behind the plate.

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How to watch

Location: Yankee Stadium — New York, NY

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First pitch: 7:05 pm ET

TV broadcast: Amazon Prime, NBCSCA

Radio broadcast: Talk 650 KSTE, A’s Cast (ATH), WFAN 660/101.9 FM, WADO 1280 (NYY)

Online stream: MLB.tv (out-of-market only)

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