Severino (11-6) took the loss after allowing four runs (three earned) on four hits and three walks despite nine strikeouts over 6.2 innings Monday against Cleveland.
This marks just the second time Severino has allowed more than one earned run in his past nine starts, with the other being an eight-run blowup against Boston on Aug.12. This one could have been much worse, as Severino gave up three home runs, but he managed to keep the floodgates from bursting by keeping the bases clear ahead of the big flies. Severino has been on a mighty roll since the All-Star break, and even with this modest hiccup, he induced a ludicrous 17 swinging strikes to strike out at least nine batters for the ninth time in 2017.