Burnes (10-6) earned the win in Game 1 of Thursday's doubleheader against the Giants, allowing one run on three hits over eight innings. He struck out 14.
Burnes surrendered only one extra-base hit in the form of an RBI double from Mike Yastrzemski to open the scoring in the third inning. The righty faltered in the four starts prior to this contest, recording a 7.29 ERA and 1.62 WHIP over 21 innings. The 27-year-old also allowed eight home runs in his last ten outings, but his 14 strikeouts Thursday set a season high.