Pittsburgh Pirates at Cincinnati Reds
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Chase Burns notches 1st major league win in Reds' 2-0 victory over Pirates
Burns (1-0) walked three and struck out seven, including Jared Triolo with two on and two outs in the fourth. Jose Franco retired five batters before leaving with two on. Graham Ashcraft struck out Henry Davis to end the seventh and fanned two more in a scoreless eighth. Conner Phillips walked Marcell Ozuna and Ryan O'Hearn before retiring three straight for his first career save.
Elly De La Cruz singled leading off the fourth against Braxton Ashcraft (0-1) for the Reds but was thrown out trying to steal second. Sal Stewart walked, took third on a single by Eugenio Suárez and scored on a sacrifice fly by Spencer Steer. Suárez scored on a triple by Will Benson to cap the scoring in a third straight win for Cincinnati.
Braxton Ashcraft (0-1) gave up two runs on four hits and four walks over six innings in his ninth career start. Isaac Mattson pitched the seventh and Justin Lawrence struck out the side in the eighth.
Stewart, the reigning NL player of the week, went 1 for 2 and walked twice. He is 8 for 12 at the plate through the first four games.
Burns went 0-3 with a 4.57 ERA in eight starts over 13 appearances for the Reds last season.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Gonzales popped out to second. |
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9th Inning | Cook ran for O'Hearn |
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9th Inning | Horwitz flied out to left. |
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9th Inning | Triolo struck out looking. |
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9th Inning | O'Hearn walked, Ozuna to second. |
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9th Inning | Ozuna walked. |
Statistics
 PIT |
 CIN |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 10 | Ground Balls | 9 |
| 11 | Strikeouts | 7 |
| 0 | Runs Batted In | 2 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 4 | Hits | 4 |
| 1 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 5 | Walks | 5 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 0 | Runs | 2 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 1 |
| 30 | At Bats | 26 |
| 0 | Home Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 20 | Runners Left On Base | 10 |
| 0 | Triples | 1 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 0 | Doubles | 0 |
| 9 | Fly Balls | 11 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 1 |
| 151 | Pitches | 118 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 4 | Total Bases | 6 |
| 35 | Plate Appearances | 32 |
| 0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
| 0 | Extra Base Hits | 1 |
| 0.8 | Runs Created | 1.7 |
| .133 | Batting Average | .154 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .133 | Slugging Percentage | .231 |
| .200 | Secondary Average | .231 |
| .257 | On Base Percentage | .281 |
| .390 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .512 |
| 1.1 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.8 |
| 0.8 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 1.9 |
| 5.0 | Batter Rating | 14.5 |
| 0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 4.31 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.69 |
| .000 | Isolated Power | .077 |
| 0.45 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.71 |
| .143 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .156 |
| .067 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .077 |
| 0.0 | Runs Produced | 4.0 |
| 0.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.3 | Patience Ratio | 0.4 |
| 0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.2 |
| 59.3 | MLB Rating | 67.0 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Attendance: 13,626 | Capacity:
2026 National League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Milwaukee |
5 | 1 | .833 | - | W2 |
 St. Louis |
4 | 2 | .667 | 1 | W2 |
| Pittsburgh |
3 | 3 | .500 | 2 | W2 |
| Cincinnati |
3 | 3 | .500 | 2 | L2 |
 Chicago |
3 | 3 | .500 | 2 | W1 |