Reds Ace Hunter Greene Bounces Back in Second Start with 12 Strikeouts in 7 Innings
Greene’s 12 strikeouts matched the second-most of his career as Chicago hitters fanned 15 times and the Cubs were shut out.
- On Friday, Cincinnati Reds pitcher Hunter Greene struck out 12 batters over seven shutout innings, leading the Reds to a 4-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs at Great American Ballpark.
- Greene bounced back from a difficult July 4 start against Baltimore, when he allowed eight earned runs in just 3⅓ innings, demonstrating his return to form Friday night.
- Elly De La Cruz and JJ Bleday homered for Cincinnati, while Spencer Steer contributed three hits to support Greene's dominant pitching performance.
- Cubs manager Craig Counsell acknowledged the offensive struggle, saying "we didn't take very many good swings," as Chicago managed only five base runners in the shutout loss.
- Cincinnati remains in last place in the NL Central at 43-50, needing continued strong pitching performances from Greene and others to climb the division standings.
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The Toronto Star
Reds ace Hunter Greene bounces back in second start with 12 strikeouts in 7 innings
CINCINNATI (AP) — Hunter Greene knew the emotions of making his first start of the season played a role in him having one of the worst outings of his career last week.
Greene strikes out 12 and allows 3 hits in 7 innings as Reds defeat Cubs 4-0
Hunter Greene struck out 12 and allowed three hits in seven dominant innings, Elly De La Cruz and JJ Bleday homered and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 4-0 on Friday night.
Reds blank Cubs behind Hunter Greene’s 12 strikeouts
Elly De La Cruz and JJ Bleday homered, Hunter Greene tossed seven strong innings and the Cincinnati Reds opened a three-game series against the visiting Chicago Cubs with a 4-0 win on Friday.De La Cruz hit a solo homer and tripled for Cincinnati, which out-hit the Cubs 13-4 and won for just the fourth time in its last 12 games. Bleday slugged a two-run homer and Spencer Steer had three hits.Greene (1-1) yielded three hits and struck out 12 batte…
The Dominican Elly De La Cruz and JJ Bleday connected home runs, the creole also added a triple, Hunter Greene struck out 12 batters and allowed only three hits in seven dominant innings, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 4-0 on Friday night. De La Cruz opened the fifth inning by connecting a home run to a Cubs opener straight, Shota Imanaga (5-8), who went to the left-central garden stands. De La Cruz connected a triple to the corne…
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