The right Chase Burns, choice n ° 2 of the amateur draft last summer, will ask for its first victory in the major league during its second career departure Monday when the Reds of Cincinnati open a series of three games at the Boston Red Sox.
Burns, 22, granted three points in five rounds against New York Yankees last Tuesday during his beginnings in the major league. He withdrew the first five strikers he faced and left the match in the 3-0 train, but the Reds fought and won 5-4 in 11 rounds. Burns granted six strokes and recorded eight sticks to the stick.
Burns (0-0, 5.40 ERA) spent two seasons in Tennessee and went 10-1 with an MPM of 2.70 in 16 departures at Wake Forest in 2024.
Burns will face a Boston team that has lost seven of his last eight games and dropped two of the three against Toronto this weekend. The Red Soxs were 3 for 11 with runners in a rating position during the 5-3 Sunday defeat against the Blue Jays.
“You have to collect,” said Boston manager Alex Cora. “We had our chances. The line was actually moving today. I thought that the quality of the bats was good. We simply did not succeed.”
The Reds enter the series with a momentum, thanks to the 3-2 victory on Sunday on San Diego. Cincinnati entered the ninth in 2-1 train, but equalized the game, then obtained a single base of Will Benson who led to Gavin Lux with the winning race.
“Obviously, once this momentum and this ball starts to roll, you somehow start to wait for your opportunity, your luck, and we did it,” said Benson. “I’m looking for an opportunity just to help the team. … Obviously, the basics of online game – it’s obviously a great feeling. It pulls me.”
The Reds have won six of their last seven series.
“We folded a little, but we did not break, and we kept it where it was (2-1),” said the manager of Cincinnati, Terry Francona. “So, we have had a chance. So often, you think about the shelter,” if we simply get the liaison race or the winning race on the plate. “You don’t win all the time, but at least you give yourself a chance.
“I always think we are going to win. It’s just much more fun when you do it.”
Cincinnati strikers will have a look at one of the best in the match on Monday, because the AS of Boston Garrett Crochet (7-4, 2.06) should begin. Hook is 0-1 with a 6.43 in seven-rounds on four career appearances against the Reds. Three of these appearances came in relief.
Boston Zack Kelly’s lift left 5-3 on Sunday’s defeat against Blue Jays with what the team called the right oblique outfit in sixth round. Kelly entered the fifth match. He should have an MRI on MRI on MRI.
“Just tight,” said Cora. “I hope nothing serious.”
The Red Sox will probably have the recruit Marcelo Mayer in alignment on Monday. Mayer went to the mourning list on Friday and did not play in the three -game series against Toronto, but Cora said he expected Mayer to be back with the team for the opening against Cincinnati.
– field level media