Dateline: Cincinnati
Chase Burns is on the attack for a change. On Tuesday (052626), he will not be trying to stop the team’s record from going below .500 or breaking an eight-game losing streak.
Instead he takes his 6-1 record and 1.83 ERA to the mound to extend the Reds momentum.
His mound opponent is the New York Mets, ace, left hander, David Peterson.
He is 3-4 with a 5.03 ERA.
Burns ERA is tied with the Milwaukee Brewers Jacob Misiorowski for 4th best in baseball.
He has five quality starts in a row or half of his 10 starts this season. Altogether, Burns has seven quality starts. He has given up a total of four runs in 31 innings, a 1.16 ERA.
It will be Burns first appearance against the Mets.
Peterson is 30 years old. He was the 20th player chosen in the 2017 out of the University of Oregon.
Peterson was clobbered by the Washington Nationals on April 29, charged with seven runs on five hits and three walks in 3 2/3 innings.
Since then he was much better over four starts. He allowed eight runs, five earned in 18 innings, a 2.50 ERA. His last start on May 21, also against the Nationals was five innings, allowing one run on four hits and three walks.
Peterson has allowed two home runs in his 48 1/3 innings.
Lifetime against the Reds, he made five starts with a 1-1 record and 4.88 ERA. Two of those starts were last season the Mets won both games. Peterson was credited with a win in the second start on September 5, he pitched 5 1/3 innings, allowing four runs on seven hits and a walk.
The Reds lineup:
Blake Dunn RF
Elly De La Cruz SS
Sal Stewart DH
Spencer Steer 1B
Eugenio Suarez 3B
Dane Myers CF
JJ Bleday LF
Tyler Stephenson C
Matt McLain 2B
The Mets lineup:
Carson Benge RF
Bo Bichette SS
Juan Soto DH
AJ Ewing CF
Jared Young 1B
Brett Baty 3B
Marcus Semien 2B
MJ Melendez LF
Luis Torrens C
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