Yankees snap losing streak thanks to impressive Lance Lynn

In his first start since coming over to the Yankees from the Twins, right-hander Lance Lynn turned back the clock, pitching like he was double-parked and giving the Yanks all they needed to prevail victoriously.

If there were ever the perfect team to snap a five-game losing streak to it would be the 41-71 Chicago White Sox. On the back of the recently acquired Lance Lynn, the Yankees beat the second worst team in baseball (record-wise) 7-0, snapping a dreadful string of defeats which included a sweep at the hands of the Red Sox.

Lynn, who was acquired from the Twins on July 30 for Tyler Austin, minor league pitcher Luis Rijo and cash, did something Sonny Gray, whom he replaced in the Yankee rotation had trouble with — stifle the opposition.

Across 7.1 innings, the 31-year-old free-agent-to-be struck out a season-high nine men, including second baseman Yoan Moncada three times.

Lynn was able to quickly recover from a walk and an infield single in the first inning to retire the next 19 batters. He didn’t give up another hit until the eighth inning. Though Lynn threw a total 27 pitches in the first frame, he went the rest of the way on just 71 — 15 of which were swinging strikes.

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The seven-year veteran effectively mixed and matched both his two-seam and four-seam fastball — pitching mainly in the top of the zone — and then throwing the opposition off by burying what looked to be a very heavy sinker. The overall change in speed kept White Sox hitters uncomfortable for the vast majority of the evening and allowed the Yankees to sit back and finally play some relaxed baseball.

In Lynn’s first appearance for the Yanks last week out of the bullpen, he threw 4.1 innings of scoreless ball with five strikeouts vs. the Orioles. On the year he is now 8-8 with a 4.58 ERA, 1.54 WHIP and a 114:63 K:BB ratio in 114 innings pitched.

Hopefully, pitching in the midst of a pennant chase will bring the best out of the former 2012 All-Star. Manager Aaron Boone told Newsday he expects nothing but continued success from Lance Lynn.

“I’ve seen this guy pitch like this for most of his career,” Boone said. “When he came here, I felt like we were getting a guy that was very capable of this. Hopefully, this is what we can expect to see routinely.”