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Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Chase Burns Meets Left Hander Steven Matz To Try Extend Streak To Five Straight Wins

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Dateline: Cincinnati

Chase Burns will try to extend the Reds winning streak to five games against the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday (042126).

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 His mound opponent is left hander Steven Matz, 3-0 with a 3.80 ERA.

Burns pitched six scoreless innings in his last start. It was a 3-0 loss when the San Francisco Giants scored after he left the game. Burns is 1-1 with a 2.40 ERA. He has never faced the Rays.

Matz, 34, was the New York Mets second round pick in the 2009 draft. His first big league start was against the Reds on June 28, 2015 with 7 2/3 innings of two run, five hit, baseball.

He is 4-1 with a 4.46 ERA in eight appearances, six starts against the Reds. The Rays signed Matz to a free agent contract in December.

Matz pitched at least five innings in each of his four 2026 starts. He allowed four runs in five innings in his first game of the season in an 11-7 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Since he has allowed five earned runs in 16 1/3 innings. He pitched 5 1/3 innings in his last start against the Chicago White Sox, allowing two runs on six hits and a walk. He did not figure into the decision.

Matz will face:

Dane Myers CF

Matt McLain 2B

Sal Stewart 1B

Eugenio Suarez DH

Spencer Steer LF

Tyler Stephenson C

Rece Hinds RF

Ke’Bryan 3B


Burns opposition is:

Chandler Simpson LF

Junior Caminero 3B

Jonathan Aranda 1B

Yandy Diaz DH

Jake Fraley RF

Cedric Mullins CF

Richie Pelacios 2B

Hunter Feduccia C

Taylor Walls SS





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