"We talked about not really knowing what to expect in a Major League debut," Barry Larkin said. "How about some dominance in the 1st inning!"

As you can see from Alex Chamberlain’s Pitch Leaderboard above, Soroka has begun to dial back on his four-seam usage and started to lean into his sinker more than at the start of the season. He has also totally abandoned his modestly used slider and just turned that usage (and more) to his solid curveball. So, should this work?

Reds rookie Chase Burns became the first pitcher in the expansion era to strike out the first five batters he faced, but the Yankees ultimately tagged him for three runs in his MLB debut.