Top Yankees pitching prospect Luis Severino struck out three in five innings, allowing four hits, three walks and two runs in Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre's 6-4 win over Rochester on Tuesday.
Severino (2-0, 2.91 ERA) threw 59 of his 103 pitches for strikes. The righthander issued three walks for just the third time in 12 games this season. It was the second time he's done that in his four Triple-A starts. Severino walked two batters combined in his last two starts (12 1/3 innings).
Severino held Rochester scoreless for the first five innings, allowing three singles and two walks.