Los Angeles Angels vs Cincinnati Reds - April 10, 2026

Photo: Redleg Nation Staff

After a 5-2 road trip to Texas and Florida, the Cincinnati Reds are back at home tonight to begin a home stand against the Los Angeles Angels. This game is scheduled to begin at 6:45pm ET, but there’s a chance that mother nature isn’t going to play along – though the rain is forecast to be gone by 8pm ET if it does show up. The television broadcast for the game is ONLY on Apple TV.

Starting Lineups

Starting Pitchers

Chase Burns

The first two starts this season for Burns have gone quite well. He’s given up just six hits in 11.0 innings and has allowed just one run. The Reds have won both of his starts, but they’ve also scored just two runs in each of those starts.

The career splits for Burns show that he’s been significantly better against right-handed hitters. They are hitting for no average, they aren’t walking, they aren’t making any contact, and in the cases where they do make contact there are not hitting for any power. Lefties, though, hit for a solid average, draw walks at a high rate, and they have hit for a good amount of power against him.

Career Splits

SplitPAH2B3BHRBBKAVGOBPSLGRHH10820411540.194.231.282LHH123278051543.252.344.467

Pitch Usage

4-SeamSliderChangeVelo98.690.891.1Usage57%35%8%

Jack Kochanowicz

In his first start this season the Houston Astros got to Kochanowicz for five earned in 4.0 innings where he walked five batters. Last time out he picked up the win while tossing 5.2 shutout innings against Seattle.

For his career, Kochanowicz hasn’t found a ton of success against lefties or righties. Both groups have hit for a high average against him, walked often, and made plenty of contact. The large difference is that right-handed hitters haven’t hit for much power against him, while lefties have shown a good amount of power when he’s been on the mound.

Of note – In 2025 Kochanowicz threw a curveball every so often but he has not thrown one this season.

Career Splits

SplitPAH2B3BHRBBKAVGOBPSLGRHH3408410093346.284.363.409LHH483128211194261.298.371.485

Pitch Usage

4-seam2-SeamSliderChangeVelo96.496.087.190.1Usage22%31%18%28%

When and Where

Game time: 6:45pm ETWhere: Great American Ball ParkWatch: Apple TVListen: 700 WLW AM (Cincinnati area)Forecast: 70°, cloudy, 25% chance of rain

News and Notes

Roster Moves

This afternoon the Cincinnati Reds optioned Jose Franco to Triple-A Louisville and called up right-handed reliever Kyle Nicolas. We wrote about each player a bit more in our piece from when the moves were announced if you wanted to get a little more detail on each guy.

Chase Burns misses bats

From OptaStats: Chase Burns has struck out at least nine batters in 6.0 IP or fewer in five of his first 10 career MLB starts. No other pitcher to make his first career start in the modern era (since 1901) has had more than three such outings through his first 10 MLB starts.