After the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Cincinnati Reds, 1-0, on Friday night, Reds starting pitcher Graham Ashcraft was asked about his opponent in the pitcher’s duel. Brewers ace Corbin Burnes struck out 13 batters in six scoreless innings on Friday, but Ashcraft didn’t want to say much about the former Cy Young Award winner.
“There were some things that I read that he said that I don’t really agree with,” Ashcraft said. “So that’s why I’m trying not to really talk about him right now.”
During the All-Star break, Burnes was quoted saying, “I think (the Reds) need a lot more pitching than maybe one starter.