Overview

• Burns was the No. 2 overall pick in the 2024 MLB Draft after a standout career at Wake Forest and rapid rise through the minors.
• He became the first starter since 1961 to strike out his first five major league batters and the third to notch six straight outs via strikeout.
• His eight-strikeout total made him the seventh Cincinnati starter to record at least that many in his first big league outing.
• Burns threw 81 pitches with 53 strikes, averaging 98.1 mph on his fastballs and touching 100.1 mph twice.
• Jazz Chisholm Jr. delivered the only hit in his first two innings before Burns closed the frame with another strikeout.