I'm playing on NEW YORK (3* MAIN EVENT). After the Yankees won big in Friday's opener, the Red Sox won even bigger (11-0) yesterday. While this evening's game figures to be closer, the Yankees will have the advantage. Severino has been simply outstanding 12-2 (2.10 ERA) all season long and he's showing no signs of slowing down. Last time out, he tossed seven shutout innings, recording nine K's without walking a batter. That brings him to 3-0 with a 1.31 ERA his last three. While that was on the road, he's also 7-0 (Yanks are 9-0!) through nine home starts, posting a 1.83 ERA and 0.898 WHIP. It just doesn't get much better than that. While Price has pitched well of late, he was rocked his last start here at NY, giving up six runs through five innings of a 9-1 Yankee win. Even with yesterday's loss against Sale, the Yanks remain an awesome 19-6 against southpaws. Expect them to improve on those stats here.