LEADING OFF: Braves try to do better with bats, Burnes tough

<p>A look at what’s happening around the majors Monday:</p>
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<p>HOW BOUT A HIT?</p>
<p>Limited to a total of one hit in an entire doubleheader, Freddie Freeman and the Braves try to do better with the bats when they begin a set against the Cubs.</p>
<p>Freeman got Atlanta’s only hit in Sunday’s pair of seven-inning shutouts by Arizona. He singled in the sixth off Zac Gallen in the opener, then Madison Bumgarner pitched a no-hitter in the second game. Bumgarner’s gem won’t go into the official list of Major League Baseball no-hitters — MLB’s eight-man committee on statistical accuracy decided in 1991 that a no-hitter was a game of nine or more innings that ended with no hits.</p>
<p>Zach Davies (1-2, 8.80) starts for Chicago in the series opener at Atlanta.</p>
<p>The Diamondbacks off Monday. Merrill Kelly (1-2, 7.71) pitches on Tuesday when Arizona hosts San Diego.</p>
<p>BURNESING UP</p>
<p>Milwaukee right-hander Corbin Burnes looks to build on his impressive start and amazing K/W ratio when he gets the ball for the opener of a three-game home series against Miami.</p>
<p>Burnes has struck out 40 this season without a single walk. He takes a scoreless streak of 18 innings into the matchup.</p>
<p>“The biggest thing that I’ve done this offseason is the mindset," Burnes said. “It can be 3-0, I really don’t care. For me, it’s 0-0, it’s 0-1, it’s 0-2, I’m attacking. In pitcher’s counts, I’m going at hitters.”</p>
<p>Trevor Rogers pitches for Miami. Rogers is the first left-handed starter Milwaukee has faced this season. The last team to open a season with 21 or more consecutive games without facing a lefty starter was the Rockies at 23 games in 2006.</p>
<p>SHOHEI’S SKILLS</p>
<p>A day after hitting his MLB high-tying seventh home run to beat Houston, Angels star Shohei Ohtani takes the mound at Texas to face the Rangers.</p>
<p>Ohtani is 0-0 with a 1.04 ERA in two starts. He’s walked 11 in 8 2/3 innings, but has allowed just three hits and has struck out 14, helped by his 100 mph heat.</p>
<p>Ohtani has homered in two straight games. His weekend at Minute Maid Park also included his first appearance as an outfielder.</p>
<p>Los Angeles expects outfielder Mike Trout back in the lineup after missing three games in a row because of a bruised left elbow.</p>
<p>“In spite of being banged up a little bit … we’ll get it right,” manager Joe Maddon said. “We’ve got to get the right guys back out on the field.”</p>
<p>SEEING RED</p>
<p>Cincinnati has lost seven in row going into its series at Dodger Stadium. The Reds’ skid is their worst since an eight-game slide from March 31-April 7, 2019.</p>
<p>Manager David Bell was ejected in their latest loss, 5-2 at St. Louis on Sunday.</p>
<p>Right-hander Tyler Mahle (1-1, 1.74) starts for the Reds against Los Angeles lefty Julio Urías (3-0, 2.81). Left-handed hitters are just 3 for 43 this season against Mahle with 20 strikeouts this season.</p>
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