Severino shows progress despite taking loss

BALTIMORE — Luis Severino seemed to have shown enough improvement on Tuesday to keep his spot in the rotation, but the end result was still one that has become far too familiar for the Yankees — another game, another loss.

Severino served up a pair of Mark Trumbo homers and committed two errors in the field, taking the loss in a six-inning outing as the Orioles sent the Yanks to their sixth straight loss, a 4-1 decision at Camden Yards.

Still, the Yanks identified signs of progress from the 22-year-old right-hander, who held Baltimore to four runs (three earned) and five hits after seeming to be on thin ice coming into the start.

“I feel good. I feel like I was locating my pitches, my fastball was there,” said Severino, whose ERA dropped from 6.86 to 6.31. “My slider was very good today. I think the whole game was those two pitches that I missed.”

Severino had worked with pitching coach Larry Rothschild on not rushing his tempo and slowing the game down. Now an extra round of fielding practice may be in store after Severino twice dropped throws while covering …

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