Luis Severino couldn’t get any traction coming off the IL in late May, failing to string together any prolonged run of quality starts in May, June, and July. His first start went well but was capped at 75 pitches, in which he almost qualified for the win — 4.2 innings and one earned run against the upstart Reds in a hitter-friendly ballpark. He hasn’t recaptured success consistently since then.
As we all know, Sevy is a bulldog, and more often than not wills himself through at least five innings even on days when he doesn’t have it. To see him struggle like he has is rare if not unprecedented.