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- Reds phenom Chase Burns can't get out of 1st inning in 2nd start after memorable MLB debut</p>
<p>KEN POWTAK June 30, 2025 at 8:28 PM</p>
<p>1 / 2Reds Red Sox BaseballCincinnati Reds pitcher Chase Burns heads to the dugout after being pulled during the first inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park, Monday, June 30, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)</p>
<p>BOSTON (AP) — Cincinnati Reds phenom Chase Burns went from a memorable major league debut to a miserable second start against the Boston Red Sox on Monday night.</p>
<p>After becoming the first starting pitcher in the expansion era to strike out the first five big league hitters he faced Tuesday against the New York Yankees, the 22-year-old righty was tagged for seven runs, five earned, and got only one out as the Red Sox beat the Reds 13-6.</p>
<p>Trevor Story hit a three-run homer in the first inning as Boston collected five hits and had two walks against the righty.</p>
<p>"I hope it doesn't get in the way of his next start," Reds manager Terry Francona said. "That's tough. Tough on him, tough on us. A lot of people were putting their arm around him. He's a good kid. It'll be real interesting to see his next start."</p>
<p>Burns, selected second overall by the Reds in July's amateur draft, walked the leadoff batter, Jarren Duran, on a 99.9 mph fastball.</p>
<p>"Just trying to flush it and go back to the drawing board, see what works and what didn't work and go from there," Burns said.</p>
<p>Francona was asked if he may have been tipping his pitches.</p>
<p>"That's something that you always probably need to check," he said. "He threw some pitches that caught a lot of the plate and they were definitely looking (fastball) and those are always things we try to check for."</p>
<p>Francona went on to say that one of his former players — Red Sox manager Alex Cora — is good at picking things up.</p>
<p>"Cora is one of the best at that,'' he said. "They were certainly ready, they were coming out hacking and they were squaring it up pretty good."</p>
<p>Burns didn't know if that could have been part of his problem despite throwing a fastball near 100 mph with a hard slider in the upper 80s.</p>
<p>"I don't know. They put a lot of good swings on a lot of good pitches, a lot of mistakes out there," he said. "Couldn't really tell you."</p>
<p>His defense also let him down when Roman Anthony hit a grounder that second baseman Matt McLain threw into short left field, attempting to get a force.</p>
<p>Abraham Toro lined a single to left for the first run and Carlos Narváez followed by hitting the next pitch for an RBI double off the Green Monster. After a ground out, Story belted a 1-1 slider into the center-field bleachers, making it 5-0.</p>
<p>Story took some extra BP on the field about 3 ½ hours before the game, hitting fastballs. It may have been part of Boston's plan.</p>
<p>"He's got electric stuff," he said. "I think we as an offense, we had a really good plan, and we were very convicted. We practiced the execution all day, and the execution really came out today during the game."</p>
<p>David Hamilton added an RBI single and Francona lifted Burns after his second walk.</p>
<p>Anthony added an RBI single against Brent Suter, completing Burns' pitching line.</p>
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