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Burns stranded two runners through two scoreless innings before the Padres broke through for two runs on three hits in the third. He’d go on to pitch into the sixth, giving up two hits with two outs to end his day at a season-high 105 pitches. Burns struck out seven. The 23-year-old right-hander will take a 2.14 ERA, 0.99 WHIP, and an 88/23 K/BB ratio across 75 2/3 innings into a start against the Mets in Cincinnati on Monday.

Burns allowed four hits and one walk as his ERA now sits at 2.05 this season. The young righty had his start pushed back from Monday due to an illness, but it didn’t affect his ability to miss bats. He possesses some of the best underlying metrics among all big-league starters and draws a favorable road matchup in San Diego next time out.

Burns draws the starting assignment a couple days after being scratched from Monday’s scheduled start due to illness. The dynamic 23-year-old emerging ace has recorded a spectacular 1.96 ERA, 0.96 WHIP and 72/20 K/BB ratio across 64 1/3 innings over 11 starts this season.

Lyon Richardson draws the starting assignment to open a bullpen game for Cincinnati. Burns is expected to take the ball for Wednesday’s series finale after getting some extra time to rest and recover. The hard-throwing 23-year-old rookie struck out eight over 5 1/3 innings to pick up a win over the Mets his last time out. He’s compiled a stellar 1.96 ERA, 0.96 WHIP and 72/20 K/BB ratio across 64 1/3 innings over 11 starts this season. Simply put, he’s one of the most electric young arms in baseball.

Burns had a shutout going into the sixth, when Bo Bichette singled with one out and Juan Soto hit a two-run homer. A.J. Ewing followed with another single, ending Burns’ night. Still, Burns was good enough to improve to 7-1 with a 1.96 ERA. He’s turned in six straight quality starts and it’d be eight in a row if he’d gotten one more out on Apr. 21 against the Rays. He’ll likely make his next start Monday against the Royals.

It seems two pitches are sufficient when they’re as good as Burns’ heater and slider. Trea Turner’s solo homer in the third was the only damage against the 22-year-old. Burns reached triple digits with his fastball four times tonight and got 18 whiffs, 14 of which came on the 33 sliders he threw. Of note is that the last pitch Burns threw tonight produced a comebacker from Bryce Harper that got him pretty good on the leg but which he still turned into an out to end the sixth. His outing was over regardless, but no word yet if the bruise he’s sporting will pose any future problems. He’s 6-1 with a 1.83 ERA, and he’ll face the Mets next time out.

Burns’ ERA in three May starts is 0.69 and his WHIP is 0.85. He did weirdly only strike out two against the Astros on May 9, but otherwise he’s been on absolute cruise control. His slider got eight whiffs on 13 swings today and he allowed just three hard-hit balls. Burns might be Good. He’ll look to continue his run of good form against the Phillies next week.

Burns didn’t have his strikeout stuff on Saturday, but was effective nonetheless as he held the Astros to one run over six frames. The one run came on a solo homer by Braden Shewmake in the fifth inning. Burns scattered three other hits and three walks while striking out two batters. The 23-year-old right-hander will take a 2.11 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, and a 48/16 K/BB ratio across 47 innings into a start against the Guardians in Cleveland on Friday.

The 23-year-old hurler allowed just three hits and one walk in the ballgame. Unfortunately for Burns and his fantasy managers, the Reds were unable to scratch out a single run of support for him and he had to settle for a no-decision. He piled up 18 swings and misses on 94 pitches on the day — 12 of those on his slider — while registering a strong CSW of 33 percent. He’ll carry an impressive 2.20 ERA, 1.02 WHIP and a 46/13 K/BB ratio (41 innings) into Friday’s battle against the Astros.

Burns generated 22 whiffs on 55 swings while topping out at 100.5 mph tonight. He’s allowed two runs or fewer in five of his six starts this season and is now 3-1 with a 2.65 ERA overall even though the Reds have struggled to support him. He’s due to face the Pirates on Sunday.