Dateline: Cincinnati
Chase Burns, the Reds answer to Paul Skenes, intends to Shanghai the Pittsburgh Pirates with his golden pieces 9-1 record and even 2.00 ERA.
Burns allowed two runs or fewer in 14 of his 15 starts with this game marking the Reds halfway point in the season. The Reds posted wins in 11 and lost just four of those games.
By contrast the reigning Cy Young award winner, Skenes, last seven starts ended in Pirate losses.
Burns will make his fourth start and fifth appearance against Pittsburgh in his brief career. He is 1-0 with an 0.45 ERA against them. He made two starts this season. On March 30, Burns allowed one hit in five scoreless innings in a 2-0 win. His last start was on May 3 ended in a 1-0 Pirate win but Burns allowed three hits and a walk in seven scoreless innings. He struck out seven.
Jared Jones was the second round pick of the Pirates in the 2020 draft out of La Mirada High School in La Mirada, California.
Jones, a 24-year old right hander will bring a 1-1 record and 5.35 ERA in five starts to the mound.His best outing was a 5-1 win in Houston on June 4. Jones pitched five scoreless innings on four hits and two walks with four strikeouts. That is his longest stint of the season. Jones’ last start he pitched just three innings, allowing one run on one hit, two walks and three strikeouts. He took a line drive off his right elbow hit by TJ Rumfield. He had surgery on the elbow in May 2025 and missed the rest of the season. Jones
Jones made his lone start against the Reds on September 21, 2024. The Reds won 7-1. Jones pitched five innings and gave up six runs on six hits and three walks. He struck out five and surrendered home runs to Ty France and Elly De La Cruz.
The Reds lineup:
Elly De La Cruz SS
Sal Stewart 3B
JJ Bleday LF
Eugenio Suarez DH
Nathaniel Lowe 1B
Noelvi Marte RF
Dane Myers CF
Jose Trevino C
Edwin Arroyo 2B
Pirates lineup:
Jake Mangum CF
Brandon Lowe 2B
Bryan Reynolds LF
Nick Gonzales 3B
Ryan O’Hearn 1B
Marcel Ozuna DH
Endy Rodriguez C
Tyler Callihan RF
Jared Triolo SS
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