Burnes (12-8) earned the win against the Marlins on Friday, allowing no runs on four hits while striking out seven and walking none over eight innings.
Friday's game turned out to be a pitchers' duel between two of the best pitchers in the game, as both Burnes and Sandy Alcantara lasted eight innings. Burnes took the win thanks to a sixth-inning sacrifice fly from Rowdy Tellez. Burnes needed 103 pitches, 62 of which were strikes, to get through eight frames. It was his fourth quality start in September and lowered his ERA from 3.11 to 2.98.