During Friday’s start against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Burns etched his name into MLB history. The Reds announced that Burns had become the first player to ever strike out ten hitters in four of their first eight career starts. "Chase Burns becomes the first Major Leaguer with 10+ strikeouts in 4 of their first 8 career games!"

Noelvi Marte had three hits and an RBI and scored the eventual winning run to lead the Cincinnati Reds to a 2-1 victory over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday night.