Is there a term in MLB sounds like "down lacked command"?

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At about 1′47″ into the video linked below, it sounds like that the announcer says "Something to watch tonight is velocity, way down lacked command in his last start and he's a free agent at the end of the year." There are 3 parts in there, the part before "way down", the part after "and" and the part in between.
I understand "way" usually means "very much", so what does "down lacked command" mean? Does "his last start" refer to the first inning of his last game?
The link begins at 1′42″.

Philip Kendall · Accepted Answer

You're parsing the English incorrectly. It should be more like:

Something to watch tonight is velocity: way down, lacked command in his last start

i.e.

The velocity of his pitches was significantly lower in his last start than typically.
He had little control (ability to pitch strikes rather than balls) in his last start.

Is there a term in MLB sounds like "down lacked command"?

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