Sevy: ‘I learned a lot’ from playoff experience

After Luis Severino was knocked out in the fifth inning of the Yankees’ Game 6 ALCS loss to the Astros, the right-hander admitted he was stunned.

“Everything happened so fast,” Severino said at the time. “I didn’t know what happened.”

He said he’s hoping he isn’t as impacted by his surroundings if in the same situation again.

“I feel like I learned a lot,” Severino said on Monday at Yankee Stadium. “Just the atmosphere, the fans, I’ve never been through that before. It won’t seem like as much next time.”

It was an unsettling end to what was a breakout regular season for Severino.

He went 14-6 with a 2.98 ERA and got the start in the wild-card game against the Twins, which is where things began to unravel.

Severino retired just one batter in that game and without a comeback by the offense and a sterling performance by the bullpen, the Yankees’ run to within a victory of the World Series wouldn’t have happened.

He recovered and pitched well at times in the playoffs, but ended up with a 5.63 ERA in four starts.

Perhaps the most signif icant number of the season, though, was the 209 ¹/3 innings Severino pitched between the regular season and playoffs, setting a new career-high.

Severino said on Monday he would take that extra workload into account this offseason and rest more.

Typically, Severino begins throwing in November, but added he would wait longer to start a program this year.

As for the World Series, which Severino could have pitched himself and the Yankees into before being outdueled by Justin Verlander, Severino said he wasn’t sure if he would watch.

“I don’t know,” Severino said. “I just want to look forward to next year, cut down on my walks and improve on everything that happened this season.”