Corbin Burnes certainly pitched well enough to earn his first win of the season, flashing the form that earned him last year’s NL Cy Young Award during an overpowering start against the Baltimore Orioles.
Burnes threw seven shutout innings and failed to get the victory, but that didn’t diminish the satisfaction the the shaggy-haired ace derived from Milwaukee’s 4-2 win Wednesday night.
“Wins are one of those things that are out of my control,” Burnes said.
More important is improving from start to start, and this outing was certainly better than his lackluster performance against the Cubs on opening day.