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Chase Burns Shut Down the Yankees 🔴⚾

Chase Burns allowed one run over five innings, and Tyler Stephenson supplied the three-run homer as Cincinnati beat New York 4-1.

By BaseChaser · June 21, 2026 · 3 min read

Cincinnati beat New York 4-1 at Yankee Stadium behind five innings of one-run ball from Chase Burns.

The Yankees scored first when Ben Rice hit a solo homer in the third inning. Cincinnati answered in the fourth.

Tyler Stephenson hit a three-run homer off Yankees rookie Elmer Rodríguez, scoring Nathaniel Lowe and Noelvi Marte. The swing gave the Reds a 3-1 lead.

Burns handled the rest. He allowed one earned run over five innings, struck out seven, walked three, and picked up the win. ESPN reported it was his eighth straight win.

New York stole six bases against Burns, but the Yankees scored only once while he was in the game.

Noelvi Marte added a ground-rule RBI double in the ninth, scoring Spencer Steer and making it 4-1.

4-1
Final score, Reds over Yankees at Yankee Stadium.
5.0 IP, 1 ER
Chase Burns' winning line, with seven strikeouts.
3-run HR
Tyler Stephenson in the fourth inning.
10.8% / 96.5%
BaseChaser playoff odds: Reds 10.8%, Yankees 96.5%.

What It Means

Final: Reds 4, Yankees 1.

The Reds improve to 37-39. The Yankees fall to 46-30.

Three-run homer. One-run ball. Cincinnati took down New York.

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