Strider (3-8) was scratched after the inaugural rain delay. He is a Knoxville native and a graduate of Christian Academy of Knoxville. Burns, a native of Gallatin, Tennessee, pitched for Tennessee from 2022-23 before transferring to Wake Forest. He was selected with the No. 2 overall pick by the Reds in the 2024 MLB draft.

Chase Burns is the projected starting pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds against the Atlanta Braves in the MLB Speedway Classic on Aug. 2.

The MLB Speedway Classic, originally scheduled to take place on Saturday night but postponed in the first inning because of unrelenting rain, established a new record for attendance on Sunday, with the league's official box score listing 91,