AL Wildcard Game: Athletics vs Yankees Thursday, October 4, 2018 Luis Severino Yankees pregame that series in '04 or '03, watching Pedro maybe or Yankees - 7, Athletics - 2 Ortiz? LUIS SEVERINO: I think at that time I didn't even have THE MODERATOR: We're joined by Luis Severino. even TV. I'm not even sure. But I think I've been shown the highlights. It will be fun. Really fun. Q. How would you describe the atmosphere and the electricity on the mound in that first inning? Q. It's been a struggle to get this team healthy. For LUIS SEVERINO: It was amazing. Electric. I don't Judge to be out there in the first inning, the know how to say it in words. When I stepped to the home like that, how big do you think it was mound, every time I had two strikes, a guy was like -- moving forward to have that going? they were going (indiscernible). It was so thrilling. LUIS SEVERINO: Judge has been consistent with last year and the playoffs. So it's not a surprise. It's not a Q. What was working for you tonight and what surprise for our team like that we do -- he's been great wasn't working and what was it like working with since he got here. So it's not surprising. Gary behind the plate? LUIS SEVERINO: They got two big (indiscernible) in It's big, that home run, that inning, for me and for the the last inning. I think everything was working. team. When you've got two runs and a score like that, (Indiscernible). The , the communication you go out there and you feel more calm. between Gary and I was amazing out there to have (indiscernible) that game and fix and everything is Q. Did they give you the sense going into the game working better after that. that even if you were pretty good, it might only be four, five, six innings not as long of an outing as a Q. What was the feeling like when you struck out regular season outing, and if they did, did that -- Semien with the bases loaded? does it contribute to how much you were able to LUIS SEVERINO: I would say satisfaction. Big inning, put into it in the first inning? You almost came out bases can get a tie game or even worse. So it was almost like a reliever in the first in terms of the really big. adrenalin, the ? LUIS SEVERINO: I think that was the plan, go four or Q. How did you get into the pattern of all five good innings and after that the bullpen is going to in the first inning and then go heavy after go do their job. And when I went into the first inning that? You started off I guess nine of your ten that was the mindset. I went there and get my job pitches were fastballs in the first and then a lot done. more sliders after that. What was the thinking? LUIS SEVERINO: I mean, I think that the time was, you Q. The team's got a nice win streak going here in know, I think that they were looking with two strikes for the postseason now. How much of an advantage is the slider. So the attack was the fastball ball, if they it playing here at ? chase it or hit it hard, I go to my second pitches. The LUIS SEVERINO: I don't know what it is about this first inning it was that mindset. Attack it and then figure place here, but every time we are here, you know it out. everything is good, you know. You feel no pressure. You feel like you're home. And when you go on the Q. Could you describe your feeling as you're mound or the batter goes to the plate, it's pitching watching Dellin get out of that jam in the fifth? (indiscernible) a or a homer. LUIS SEVERINO: It was great. Dellin, he's nasty. I got two runners on base. You know, strikeout. A fly ball. It Q. Did you think at all about last year's Wild Card was amazing. game leading up to this game and things you wanted to do differently? Q. You were 10 years old the last time the Yankees LUIS SEVERINO: I did think about it. I'm a guy like I and Red Sox played in the playoffs. Did you watch like to look at the struggles that I have in the past so I

Rev #2 by #188 at 2018-10-04 04:25:00 GMT page 1 of 2 can fix it. I knew when I went to this game that it's going to be different. And that's why the first inning I went after everybody. I wasn't trying to be too perfect. I was trying to (indiscernible).

Q. Piggybacking off that question, given that, and kind of how the second half went for you, how satisfying was it to perform like you did tonight? LUIS SEVERINO: Amazing. Like I said, you know, after what happened last year, I think the first inning was huge for me. After all the stuff that people say or social media, all of that stuff, it's a great day to, a game like this and go four good innings.

THE MODERATOR: Thank you.

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