Burns is 9-1 this season with a 2.36 ERA and 1.080 WHIP in 16 starts, with 112 strikeouts and 29 walks in 91 2/3 innings.
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Misiorowski is 9-3 through 16 starts in 2026. He leads the league with 146 strikeouts, a 1.45 ERA and a 0.768 WHIP.
What to know about the pitching matchup many are anticipating:
Burns and Misiorowski haven't faced off in MLB.
Burns' only appearance against the Brewers was in relief, near the end of the 2025 season. He struck out four and walked two in 1 2/3 hitless innings.
We combed through The Enquirer archives to bring you some of our photographer's best photos of Reds players breaking bats through the years. First up is October 3, 1995: Reds outfielder Ron Gant bashes out a first inning broken bat single against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1 of the NLDS.
(The Enquirer/Michael E. KEating)October 11, 1995: Reds outfielder Thomas Howard breaks his bat in Game 2 of the NLCS against the Atlanta Braves. (The Enquirer/Craig Ruttle)June 16, 1999: Cincinnati Reds outfielder Greg Vaughn fouls a ball as he breaks his bat against the New York Mets. (The Enquirer/Ernest Coleman)October 4, 1999: Sean Casey carries his broken bat back to the dugout after breaking it in frustration in the ninth inning against the New York Mets. (The Enquirer/Ernest Coleman)June 2, 2002: Reds first baseman Sean Casey holds the handle of his broken bat after he slammed it into the ground after striking out with the bases loaded against the Atlanta Braves. (The Enquirer/Michael E. Keating)September 15, 2002: The Reds' Aaron Boone breaks his bat against the Chicago Cubs. (The Enquirer/Craig Ruttle)May 6, 2003: The Cincinnati Reds' Aaron Boone breaks his bat against the St. Louis Cardinals. (The Enquirer/Jeff Swinger)June 4, 2004: The Reds' Brandon Larson breaks his bat against the Montreal Expos. (The Enquirer/Jeff Swinger)July 1, 2004: The Reds' Adam Dunn holds the handle of his broken bat in his hands as he watches his double against the New York Mets. (The Enquirer/Michael E. Keating)February 25, 2005. The Cincinnati Reds' Ken Griffey Jr. breaks his bat on a pitch by Ben Weber during spring training in Sarasota. (The Enquirer/Jeff Swinger)May 2, 2005: The Reds' Rich Aurilia carries his broken bat to first base while watching his sacrifice fly against the St. Louis Cardinals. (The Enquirer/Michael E. Keating)May 27, 2005: The Cincinnati Reds' Felipe López breaks his bat against the Pittsburgh Pirates. (The Enquirer/Jeff Swinger)July 14, 2006: The Cincinnati Reds' Adam Dunn breaks his bat against the Colorado Rockies. (The Enquirer/Jeff Swinger)July 25, 2007: The Reds' Adam Dunn breaks his bat against the Milwaukee Brewers. (The Enquirer/Jeff Swinger)June 17, 2008: The Reds' Adam Dunn breaks his bat on a check swing in front of the Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Russell Martin. (The Enquirer/Jeff Swinger)May 13, 2008: The Cincinnati Reds' Jeff Keppinger takes a ball off his knee on a broken bat against the Florida Marlins. (The Enquirer/Jeff Swinger)May 26, 2009: The Reds' Chris Dickerson breaks his bat off of Houston Astros starter Roy Oswalt. (The Enquirer/Jeff Swinger)June 16, 2009: The Reds' Laynce Nix breaks his bat against the Atlanta Braves. (The Enquirer/Jeff Swinger)September 13, 2010: Cincinnati Reds' Jay Bruce heads to first with a small piece of a broken bat against the Arizona Diamondbacks. (The Enquirer/Gary Landers)October 6, 2010: The Cincinnati Reds' Jay Bruce breaks his bat against the Philadelphia Phillies in the first game of NLDS playoffs. (The Enquirer/Jeff Swinger)May 23, 2012: Reds right fielder Jay Bruce breaks his bat against the Atlanta Braves. (The Enquirer/Jeff Swinger)May 6, 2013: Cincinnati Reds' Devin Mesoraco breaks his bat on a ground ball out against the Atlanta Braves. (The Enquirer/Gary Landers)May 24 2013: Cincinnati Reds left fielder Xavier Paul swings and breaks his bat against the Chicago Cubs. (The Enquirer/Joseph Fuqua II)June 4, 2013: Cincinnati Reds third baseman Todd Frazier breaks his bat against the Colorado Rockies. (The Enquirer/Jeff Swinger)September 25, 2013: Reds center fielder Shin-Soo Choo breaks his bat against the New York Mets. (The Enquirer/Jeff Swinger)October 1, 2013: The Reds' Todd Frazier breaks his bat against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the Wild Card playoff game at PNC Park. (The Enquirer/Cara Owsley)March 2, 2014: Cincinnati Reds' Skip Schumaker breaks his bat against the San Diego Padres during an exhibition game played at Peoria Sports Complex in Peoria, Arizona. (The Enquirer/Gary Landers)July 9, 2014: Reds catcher Devin Mesoraco ends up with a broken bat in his hand against the Chicago Cubs. (The Enquirer/Gary Landers)April 27, 2015: Reds left fielder Marlon Byrd breaks his bat against the Milwaukee Brewers. (The Enquirer/Kareem Elgazzar)July 18, 2015: Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Anthony DeSclafani follows through with a broken bat against Cleveland. (The Enquirer/Sam Greene)August 5, 2015: Cincinnati Reds shortstop Eugenio Suárez follows through as he breaks his bat in the 13th inning against the St. Louis Cardinals. (The Enquirer/Sam Greene)June 25, 2016: Reds third baseman Eugenio Suárez breaks his bat against the San Diego Padres. (The Enquirer/Kareem Elgazzar)April 20, 2016: Cincinnati Reds third baseman Eugenio Suarez breaks his bat against the Colorado Rockies. (Kareem Elgazzar)April 21, 2017: Cincinnati Reds right fielder Scott Schebler breaks his bat against the Chicago Cubs. (The Enquirer/Sam Greene)August 4, 2017: Cincinnati Reds left fielder Adam Duvall breaks his bat against the St. Louis Cardinals. (The Enquirer/Sam Greene)May 14, 2019: Reds center fielder Nick Senzel breaks his bat against the Chicago Cubs. (The Enquirer/Sam Greene)July 2, 2019: Cincinnati Reds right fielder Phillip Ervin breaks his bat against the Milwaukee Brewers (The Enquirer/Albert Cesare)June 29, 2021: Cincinnati Reds second baseman Jonathan India breaks his bat against the San Diego Padres. (The Enquirer/Sam Greene)March 23, 2022: Reds outfielder Tyler Naquin breaks his bat on a swing during a spring training game against the Milwaukee Brewers. (The Enquirer/Kareem Elgazzar)
May 8, 2022: Cincinnati Reds shortstop Kyle Farmer breaks his bat against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
(The Enquirer/Albert Cesare)June 23, 2023: Cincinnati Reds third base Elly De La Cruz runs to first with a broken bat against the Atlanta Braves. (The Enquirer/Albert Cesare)September 20, 2025: Cincinnati Reds left fielder Austin Hays breaks his bat against the Chicago Cubs. (The Enquirer/Albert Cesare)
April 30, 2026: Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz breaks his bat against the Colorado Rockies.
(The Enquirer/Sam Greene)June 2, 2026: Cincinnati Reds left fielder JJ Bleday breaks his bat against the Kansas City Royals. (The Enquirer/Sam Greene)1 / 44
40 times Cincinnati Reds players completely demolished their bats
40 times Cincinnati Reds players completely demolished their bats
October 11, 1995: Reds outfielder Thomas Howard breaks his bat in Game 2 of the NLCS against the Atlanta Braves. (The Enquirer/Craig Ruttle)
40 times Cincinnati Reds players completely demolished their bats
June 16, 1999: Cincinnati Reds outfielder Greg Vaughn fouls a ball as he breaks his bat against the New York Mets. (The Enquirer/Ernest Coleman)
40 times Cincinnati Reds players completely demolished their bats
October 4, 1999: Sean Casey carries his broken bat back to the dugout after breaking it in frustration in the ninth inning against the New York Mets. (The Enquirer/Ernest Coleman)
40 times Cincinnati Reds players completely demolished their bats
June 2, 2002: Reds first baseman Sean Casey holds the handle of his broken bat after he slammed it into the ground after striking out with the bases loaded against the Atlanta Braves. (The Enquirer/Michael E. Keating)
40 times Cincinnati Reds players completely demolished their bats
September 15, 2002: The Reds' Aaron Boone breaks his bat against the Chicago Cubs. (The Enquirer/Craig Ruttle)
40 times Cincinnati Reds players completely demolished their bats
May 6, 2003: The Cincinnati Reds' Aaron Boone breaks his bat against the St. Louis Cardinals. (The Enquirer/Jeff Swinger)
40 times Cincinnati Reds players completely demolished their bats
June 4, 2004: The Reds' Brandon Larson breaks his bat against the Montreal Expos. (The Enquirer/Jeff Swinger)
40 times Cincinnati Reds players completely demolished their bats
July 1, 2004: The Reds' Adam Dunn holds the handle of his broken bat in his hands as he watches his double against the New York Mets. (The Enquirer/Michael E. Keating)
40 times Cincinnati Reds players completely demolished their bats
February 25, 2005. The Cincinnati Reds' Ken Griffey Jr. breaks his bat on a pitch by Ben Weber during spring training in Sarasota. (The Enquirer/Jeff Swinger)
40 times Cincinnati Reds players completely demolished their bats
May 2, 2005: The Reds' Rich Aurilia carries his broken bat to first base while watching his sacrifice fly against the St. Louis Cardinals. (The Enquirer/Michael E. Keating)
40 times Cincinnati Reds players completely demolished their bats
May 27, 2005: The Cincinnati Reds' Felipe López breaks his bat against the Pittsburgh Pirates. (The Enquirer/Jeff Swinger)
40 times Cincinnati Reds players completely demolished their bats
July 14, 2006: The Cincinnati Reds' Adam Dunn breaks his bat against the Colorado Rockies. (The Enquirer/Jeff Swinger)
40 times Cincinnati Reds players completely demolished their bats
July 25, 2007: The Reds' Adam Dunn breaks his bat against the Milwaukee Brewers. (The Enquirer/Jeff Swinger)
40 times Cincinnati Reds players completely demolished their bats
June 17, 2008: The Reds' Adam Dunn breaks his bat on a check swing in front of the Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Russell Martin. (The Enquirer/Jeff Swinger)
40 times Cincinnati Reds players completely demolished their bats
May 13, 2008: The Cincinnati Reds' Jeff Keppinger takes a ball off his knee on a broken bat against the Florida Marlins. (The Enquirer/Jeff Swinger)
40 times Cincinnati Reds players completely demolished their bats
May 26, 2009: The Reds' Chris Dickerson breaks his bat off of Houston Astros starter Roy Oswalt. (The Enquirer/Jeff Swinger)
40 times Cincinnati Reds players completely demolished their bats
June 16, 2009: The Reds' Laynce Nix breaks his bat against the Atlanta Braves. (The Enquirer/Jeff Swinger)
40 times Cincinnati Reds players completely demolished their bats
September 13, 2010: Cincinnati Reds' Jay Bruce heads to first with a small piece of a broken bat against the Arizona Diamondbacks. (The Enquirer/Gary Landers)
40 times Cincinnati Reds players completely demolished their bats
October 6, 2010: The Cincinnati Reds' Jay Bruce breaks his bat against the Philadelphia Phillies in the first game of NLDS playoffs. (The Enquirer/Jeff Swinger)
40 times Cincinnati Reds players completely demolished their bats
May 23, 2012: Reds right fielder Jay Bruce breaks his bat against the Atlanta Braves. (The Enquirer/Jeff Swinger)
40 times Cincinnati Reds players completely demolished their bats
May 6, 2013: Cincinnati Reds' Devin Mesoraco breaks his bat on a ground ball out against the Atlanta Braves. (The Enquirer/Gary Landers)
40 times Cincinnati Reds players completely demolished their bats
May 24 2013: Cincinnati Reds left fielder Xavier Paul swings and breaks his bat against the Chicago Cubs. (The Enquirer/Joseph Fuqua II)
40 times Cincinnati Reds players completely demolished their bats
June 4, 2013: Cincinnati Reds third baseman Todd Frazier breaks his bat against the Colorado Rockies. (The Enquirer/Jeff Swinger)
40 times Cincinnati Reds players completely demolished their bats
September 25, 2013: Reds center fielder Shin-Soo Choo breaks his bat against the New York Mets. (The Enquirer/Jeff Swinger)
40 times Cincinnati Reds players completely demolished their bats
October 1, 2013: The Reds' Todd Frazier breaks his bat against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the Wild Card playoff game at PNC Park. (The Enquirer/Cara Owsley)
40 times Cincinnati Reds players completely demolished their bats
March 2, 2014: Cincinnati Reds' Skip Schumaker breaks his bat against the San Diego Padres during an exhibition game played at Peoria Sports Complex in Peoria, Arizona. (The Enquirer/Gary Landers)
40 times Cincinnati Reds players completely demolished their bats
July 9, 2014: Reds catcher Devin Mesoraco ends up with a broken bat in his hand against the Chicago Cubs. (The Enquirer/Gary Landers)
40 times Cincinnati Reds players completely demolished their bats
April 27, 2015: Reds left fielder Marlon Byrd breaks his bat against the Milwaukee Brewers. (The Enquirer/Kareem Elgazzar)
40 times Cincinnati Reds players completely demolished their bats
July 18, 2015: Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Anthony DeSclafani follows through with a broken bat against Cleveland. (The Enquirer/Sam Greene)
40 times Cincinnati Reds players completely demolished their bats
August 5, 2015: Cincinnati Reds shortstop Eugenio Suárez follows through as he breaks his bat in the 13th inning against the St. Louis Cardinals. (The Enquirer/Sam Greene)
40 times Cincinnati Reds players completely demolished their bats
June 25, 2016: Reds third baseman Eugenio Suárez breaks his bat against the San Diego Padres. (The Enquirer/Kareem Elgazzar)
40 times Cincinnati Reds players completely demolished their bats
April 20, 2016: Cincinnati Reds third baseman Eugenio Suarez breaks his bat against the Colorado Rockies. (Kareem Elgazzar)
40 times Cincinnati Reds players completely demolished their bats
April 21, 2017: Cincinnati Reds right fielder Scott Schebler breaks his bat against the Chicago Cubs. (The Enquirer/Sam Greene)
40 times Cincinnati Reds players completely demolished their bats
August 4, 2017: Cincinnati Reds left fielder Adam Duvall breaks his bat against the St. Louis Cardinals. (The Enquirer/Sam Greene)
40 times Cincinnati Reds players completely demolished their bats
May 14, 2019: Reds center fielder Nick Senzel breaks his bat against the Chicago Cubs. (The Enquirer/Sam Greene)
40 times Cincinnati Reds players completely demolished their bats
July 2, 2019: Cincinnati Reds right fielder Phillip Ervin breaks his bat against the Milwaukee Brewers (The Enquirer/Albert Cesare)
40 times Cincinnati Reds players completely demolished their bats
June 29, 2021: Cincinnati Reds second baseman Jonathan India breaks his bat against the San Diego Padres. (The Enquirer/Sam Greene)
40 times Cincinnati Reds players completely demolished their bats
March 23, 2022: Reds outfielder Tyler Naquin breaks his bat on a swing during a spring training game against the Milwaukee Brewers. (The Enquirer/Kareem Elgazzar)
40 times Cincinnati Reds players completely demolished their bats
June 23, 2023: Cincinnati Reds third base Elly De La Cruz runs to first with a broken bat against the Atlanta Braves. (The Enquirer/Albert Cesare)
40 times Cincinnati Reds players completely demolished their bats
September 20, 2025: Cincinnati Reds left fielder Austin Hays breaks his bat against the Chicago Cubs. (The Enquirer/Albert Cesare)
40 times Cincinnati Reds players completely demolished their bats
June 2, 2026: Cincinnati Reds left fielder JJ Bleday breaks his bat against the Kansas City Royals. (The Enquirer/Sam Greene)
Misiorowski's worst start of his rookie season came against the Reds. He allowed five earned runs on four hits with three walks and three strikeouts in just 1 1/3 innings August 15, 2025.
Misiorowski also made the only regular-season relief appearance of his career against the Reds, allowing an earned run on three hits with three walks and three strikeouts in 2 1/3 innings of work in September 2025.
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Misiorowski has not faced the Reds in 2026.
Misiorowski's career-best fastball is 105.5 MPH; Burns has been clocked at 100+.
Burns was the second overall pick in the 2024 MLB Draft first round. Misiorowski was a second-round pick in 2022.
The Brewers' first-round pick in 2022, infielder Eric Brown, hasn't reached the majors. The Reds selected Cam Collier nine picks earlier, and selected Sal Stewart five picks after Brown at 32nd overall.
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Misiorowski has the best WAR (5.0) of any second-rounder. Cincinnati's second-rounder, catcher Logan Tanner, is in his first minor-league season since converting to a pitcher.
The only 2024 first-rounder with a better WAR in MLB than Burns' 4.3 is the Athletics' Nick Kurtz (8.9), who was selected two picks after Burns. The Cardinals' JJ Wetherholt, who is challenging Stewart among NL Rookie of the Year frontrunners, ranks third (3.7).
CINCINNATI, OHIO - AUGUST 15: Jacob Misiorowski #32 of the Milwaukee Brewers is relieved of pitching duties during the second inning against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park on August 15, 2025 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Mowry/Getty Images)
