Luis Severino allowed four runs on four hits in 3 1/3 innings in a loss to the Braves on Wednesday.
The right-hander threw only 53 percent of his pitches for strikes and walked five on the day. He did produce 15 whiffs and a 17 percent swinging strike rate, which led to seven strikeouts, but he was behind in counts far too often. It’s nice that his velocity is up this season, and his cutter and four-seamer do look more impactful as whiff pitches this year; however, his hitter-friendly home park and poor command will make him just a deeper league streamer when he’s on the road.