Reduced fastball velocity not making Orioles starter Dylan Bundy any less effective

Velocity isn’t everything, especially when evaluating Dylan Bundy’s growth from a fire-balling thrower to the refined pitcher he is in the process of becoming, but Bundy’s diminishing fastball velocity is undoubtedly something to watch moving forward.

The results remain there. Bundy recorded his career-high fifth straight quality start to open the season, allowing just two runs over 6 1/3 innings in the Orioles’ game against the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday night.

Bundy still has a 1.65 ERA for the season through 32 2/3 innings, and the two runs he allowed Wednesday — coming on home runs by Tim Beckham — were the only ones he’s allowed over his past three starts, spanning 19 1/3 innings. Bundy…