SEATTLE (AP) — Eugenio Suárez homered against his former team and Chase Burns pitched five scoreless innings as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Seattle Mariners 4-2 on Tuesday night.
Burns (12-1), who agreed to a $105 million, seven-year contract on Saturday, gave up just three hits, struck out six and walked one. The Mariners advanced a runner into scoring position only twice against the All-Star right-hander.
Emilio Pagán threw a 1-2-3 ninth for his eighth save.
Seattle infielder J.P. Crawford missed the game with a sore wrist. Reds infielder Spencer Steer sat out after he was hit by a pitch in the ribs Monday.
RHP Emerson Hancock (6-4, 3.17 ERA) gets the ball for Seattle in the finale of the three-game series against Reds RHP Brady Singer (4-9, 4.56) on Wednesday afternoon.