Another elite start from Corbin Burnes, what else is new? Burnes threw 7 innings of shutout baseball, allowing only 2 hits and 2 walks while striking out 10 and collecting 20 whiffs.
Burnes struck out 2 in the first, he allowed a double and a walk in the second but he worked out of it. Burnes collected 3 groundouts in the third, 2 strikeouts in the fourth, and 2 groundouts as well as a strikeout in the fifth. Burnes allowed a leadoff walk in the sixth, but got 3 straight outs to get out of the inning clean. Burnes allowed a two out single in the seventh, but struckout Carlson to end his outing.
Burnes cutter which was elite last year, has gotten even better this year. His cutter had 12 of the 20 whiffs and 6 of his 10 strikeouts. His cutter which topped out at 97 MPH and 2811 RPM had a CSW of 41%. His cutter has improved to a -1.8 RV/100, .197 BAA, and a .288 SLGA this season. With a Baseball Savant page littered in red circles, Burnes has cemented himself as one of if not the best pitcher in the game today.