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Boston Red Sox catcher Ryan Hanigan, left, talks to Red Sox… He worked five innings of relief in a 19-inning victory at Yankee Stadium on April 10. Don’t think for a second the Red Sox wouldn’t love anything more than to spoil the debut of a Yankees rookie,...

UPDATE, 7:38 p.m.: Severino’s already thrown more than 40 pitches, but he just got through the second inning with a strikeout to end it. It’s a 1-0 game.

The Red Sox managed only two hits off Severino – the Ortiz homer and Alejandro De Aza’s RBI double that produced an unearned run in the second inning.

He made a start a few weeks ago against the Yankees, tossing 6 1/3 innings while allowing two earned runs and walking one. However, Owens’ courage did not falter, as the young lefty had an excellent evening. The Yankees made it 4-2 on an RBI groundout.

The largest Yankee Stadium crowd of the current season, 54,522, came to watch the Yankees face their most bitter rival, even though the Red Sox are in last place in the A.L. East and trailed the Yankees by 13 games at the start of the three game series. The 21-year-old Severino,...