Throwing strikes is a lot easier said than done. Luis Severino has struggled with it for much of the season. In last Wednesday’s win against Washington, he finally turned it around, throwing 6.2 shutout innings against the last-place Nats, walking two and allowing just a single, solitary hit.
Sometimes, just being in the zone is the answer. There’s a reason that “just throw strikes!” isn’t a useful mantra in the slightest: If it was that easy, everyone would do it, and when you have high-octane stuff, the ability to fill up the zone at will is what separates the good from the great.