Offensively, the Yankees were already up 2-0 when back-to-back homers from Giancarlo Stanton and Gary Sanchez seemed to put the game away. Sure, it was only 4-0, but Severino was on the hill and it was the Rays.

Must-see in Seattle
Heading into the weekend, the best series figured to be the four-gamer between the expected-contender Red Sox and surprise-contender Mariners. OK, so maybe it's not a surprise that the Mariners are contending, per se, but losing Robinson Cano and playing at a 105-win pace is certainly a surprise.

Two games into the series and it has not disappointed in the least. The Red Sox took the first game on Thursday, 2-1, in a throwback duel between David Price and Felix Hernandez. Friday was a thriller, with the Red Sox jumping all over Mariners ace James Paxton for a 6-3 lead in the middle of the third inning.

Those pesky Mariners crawled all the way back for a 7-6 win, with a Denard Span RBI double in the eighth providing the game-winning run. The Mariners are now 22-10 in one-run games, and while many will claim it's not a sustainable pace, it might just be.

Saturday afternoon in Safeco Field (yes, Bostonians, it'll be afternoon in Seattle when the game starts), we'll get another installment in this four-game series. It's a matchup between two pitchers having surprisingly good seasons in Stephen Wright (2-0, 1.21) and Wade LeBlanc (2-0, 3.00).