Chase Burns News: Thriving at Double-A

Burns allowed two runs (one earned) on four hits and one walk while striking out eight over five innings for Double-A Chattanooga on Thursday.

The Wake Forest product allowed a home run to the unheralded Jaylen Palmer but otherwise overmatched Knoxville batters. Burnes matched a professional high of eight strikeouts and retired six of the last seven batters he faced. In three starts since a promotion from High-A Dayton, the right-hander has a 1.93 ERA and 21:2 K:BB across 14 innings for the Lookouts.