Yankees starting pitchers off to best start in Bombers’ history

No other Yankees starting rotation has begun the season giving up one earned run or less in each of their starts. Can they get any better?

Editors Note: This article was written before the Yankees 5-2 defeat on Thursday night.

Here is what the Yankees starters have done so far:

• Luis Severino: two starts, 13 IP, two runs and 14 SO
• Masahiro Tanaka: 6 IP, one run and 8 SO
• C.C. Sabathia: 5IP, one run and 4 SO
• Sonny Gray: 4 IP, one run and 8 SO
• Jordan Montgomery: 5 IP, one run and 4 SO

Luis Severino has been brilliant in his first two starts, getting even better in the second outing, going seven innings, and demonstrating why he will once again be a CY Young candidate in 2018.

Masahiro Tanaka has also been on his game thus far. Although he did give up one dinger, he was lights out the rest of his first start and could easily have gone another inning.

CC Sabathia continues to flash his complete transition from burner to finesse shooter and show why he was so valuable last year.

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After showing a slight control problem, Sonny Gray, was, in my opinion, yanked too soon in his first start after just 89 pitches and seemed not too happy about it, as he fanned eight hitters in only four frames.

Jordan Montgomery pitched extremely well in his five-inning début and was retired after just 80 pitches, although he walked four batters.

Obviously, it is a small sample size, and Gray and Montgomery need to improve their WHIP, but anyone will say that the rotation has been the Yankees’ strength so far and shows promise of being one of the rotation’s in all of baseball.

All of the starters pitched well enough to win and served notice on the rest of the league’s hitters that they had better be on top of their game when facing the Yanks.

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With the magnificent Yankee lineup beginning to run on all cylinders, and maybe better control of their once feared bullpen, the Bombers will be very, very difficult to beat.