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The Yankees’ season will be over soon enough, and they were delivered another nail in their coffin Friday in The Bronx with an 8-2 loss to the Brewers. 

And Luis Severino’s season — and perhaps his Yankees career — may have ended in another ugly start.

The right-hander’s hopes of finishing a miserable year on a positive note took another hit when he left the game with what the Yankees announced as a “left side injury.” 

After the game, an emotional Severino said he felt “like somebody shot me.” 

The Yankees unraveled in the top of the seventh inning with three sloppy plays in the field that led to three runs, and they gave up three more in the eighth. 

After winning five in a row, the Yankees have now lost two straight and have two more games against NL Central-leading Milwaukee. 


  Yankees starting pitcher Luis Severino clutches at his rib cage as he comes out with an injury during the fifth inning. Robert Sabo for NY Post Yankees starting pitcher Luis Severino clutches at his rib cage as he comes out with an injury during the fifth inning. Robert Sabo for NY Post

Severino’s injury occurred on his 70th — and last — pitch of the night, which resulted in a leadoff single to Brice Turang in the top of the fifth. As the play unfolded, a clearly pained Severino dropped his glove. He was quickly checked by the training staff and removed from the game, replaced by Jhony Brito. 

Severino, set to become a free agent following the season, will undergo further testing Saturday. 

“You never want to see that,’’ manager Aaron Boone said of the injury. “I thought he was throwing the ball really well. … There’s a lot at stake for him and he’s been through a lot the last several years, with injuries and this year, he came back and struggled. I thought he turned a corner the last four weeks or so and was better. It sucks.” 


  New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Severino (40) grimaces with pain. Robert Sabo for NY Post New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Severino (40) grimaces with pain. Robert Sabo for NY Post

Severino, who now has a 6.65 ERA, had allowed a two-run homer to Willy Adames in the third as he looked to bounce back from a rough outing in his previous start in Houston. He has had injury issues in each season since 2019, which have derailed a promising career. 

It was already unclear what market existed for Severino this offseason and that picture may have gotten murkier with the latest injury. Severino hasn’t appeared in more than 19 regular season games since 2018 and will turn 30 in February. 

Brito kept the score tied until the seventh inning, when he gave up a leadoff double to Andruw Monasterio. After Monasterio moved to third on a Christian Yelich groundout, William Contreras drove him in with a single to left off Jonathan Loaisiga. 

Contreras then swiped second off a napping Loaisiga and scored on Carlos Santana’s single to right. Santana moved to second on a throwing error by Jake Bauers. Adames followed by driving in another run with a well-placed flare down the right field line to make it 5-2. 


  Milwaukee Brewers catcher William Contreras scores as the throw home goes wide. Robert Sabo for NY Post Milwaukee Brewers catcher William Contreras scores as the throw home goes wide. Robert Sabo for NY Post

Greg Weissert allowed three runs in the eighth to ice the game. 

The Yankees had been hoping to get back over .500, but have lost two straight since they had won five in a row prior to a loss Thursday to the Tigers. 

Jasson Dominguez gave the Yankees the early lead with one out in the third inning with a two-run homer, his fourth since being called up. The homer, to right-center, was the Yankees’ last hit of the night. 


  Jasson Dominguez’s two-run homer during the third inning when the Yankees played the Brewers. Robert Sabo for NY Post Jasson Dominguez’s two-run homer during the third inning when the Yankees played the Brewers. Robert Sabo for NY Post

Severino gave the lead back in the fourth, as Adames drilled an 0-2 pitch into the seats in right for an opposite field homer. 

The right-hander’s night only got worse from there. 


  The Milwaukee Brewers celebrate after beating the Yankees 8-2 on Friday night. Robert Sabo for NY Post The Milwaukee Brewers celebrate after beating the Yankees 8-2 on Friday night. Robert Sabo for NY Post

“I’ve been getting better and my whole body was feeling great,” Severino said. “I was not expecting this.”

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