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Chase Burns records eight strikeouts in MLB debut with Reds
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Chase Burns
Cincinnati (42-38) defeated New York (45-34), 5-4 in 11 innings, Tuesday at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Former Vol Chase Burns started for the Reds and made his Major League Baseball debut. He pitched five innings and recorded eight strikeouts against the Yankees . Burns totaled 81 pitches, including 53 strikes, against 21 batters. He struck out five consecutive batters to start the game and totaled six strikeouts against the first seven batters.
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13 of Burns' strikes were on a first pitch, 12 strikes were called, 12 strikes were swinging, 16 strikes were from foul balls and 11 were in play strikes.
The 6-foot-3, 210-pound right-handed pitcher allowed six hits, three runs (three earned) and zero walks.
Burns played at Tennessee from 2022-23 before transferring to Wake Forest in 2024. He was selected No. 2 overall in the first round of the 2024 MLB draft by Cincinnati.
Burns became the 11th former Vol from the Tony Vitello era to play in Major League Baseball. He joins Garrett Crochet , Chase Silseth , Ben Joyce , Andre Lipcius , Trey Lipscomb , Jordan Beck , Seth Halvorsen , Chase Dollander , Blade Tidwell , and Christian Moore .
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