Good Morning, Birdland,
Maybe Corbin Burnes just isn’t a fan of August? I get it. It is arguably a bad month. Summer is coming to an end, and the weather is often uncomfortably humid. There are better times of year, in my opinion. Perhaps that is at least part of the explanation for why Burnes has posted a 9.00 ERA this month, including an atrocious start on Friday night.
August has historically been a bad month for Burnes. His 4.00 career ERA in August is the worst of any month, and it is sandwiched between his two best.