Reactions: Reds rookie Hunter Greene throws 7 1/3 no-hit innings, 118 pitches in loss
Cincinnati Reds rookie pitcher Hunter Greene threw 7 1/3 no-hit innings during Sunday's series finale against the Pirates in Pittsburgh before he was replaced - having thrown 118 pitches - by relief pitcher Art Warren.
In his seventh big-league start, Greene struck out nine batters while walking five. He threw 69 of his 118 pitches for strikes. He left when the game was still a scoreless tie, responsible for two Pirates baserunners.
"Really surprised the Reds don't have anybody up right now in their bullpen," Bally Sports Ohio analyst Jeff Brantley said during the broadcast, as Greene started the bottom of the 8th.
"I thought somebody should've been up as he took the mound before the first hitter stepped to the plate," Brantley added as Greene faced his final batter with one on and one out.
Warren replaced Greene after he walked two Pirates with one out in the 8th. The Pirates took a 1-0 lead on a fielder's choice against Warren - with the run charged to Greene - but remained hitless through eight innings. Pittsburgh's 1-0 lead held up in the top of the 9th, giving the Reds a loss despite the fact that neither Greene nor Warren allowed a hit.
It's the sixth time in Major League Baseball's Modern Era (since 1900) that a team has not allowed a hit in a loss, and first since 2008.
"Hopefully I'm gonna have a lot more opportunities for (no-hitters)," Greene told reporters afterward. "So I'm just looking forward to that."
Social media reactions to Greene's spectacular start in the Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates game:
What an outing 👏
The future is bright for @HunterGreene17 pic.twitter.com/q0x7IkG2go— Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) May 15, 2022
118 pitches! Only once in almost 9 years has a younger pitcher thrown as many pitches in an MLB game! (Flaherty in 2018) https://t.co/GaPyzPD0lr
— Codify (@CodifyBaseball) May 15, 2022
Have we mentioned that Hunter Greene is a special kind of talent? pic.twitter.com/YXTNpiRgCm
— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) May 15, 2022
HUNTER GREENE IS GOOD AT THROWING BASEBALLS
— Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) May 15, 2022
This kid is 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥❗️ pic.twitter.com/b18GXBsiU2
— Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) May 15, 2022
Hunter Greene's 8th and 9th Ks.
Thru 7. And 🤫 pic.twitter.com/rHaHozBs2u— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) May 15, 2022
After a fantastic outing, @HunterGreene17 tells the media that he will be able to focus on the positives from the game today, despite the loss. pic.twitter.com/p45Z4abtaT
— Bally Sports Cincinnati (@BallySportsCIN) May 15, 2022
Hunter Greene walked back-to-back batters in the eighth, stretched his arm, and now David Bell pulls him from the game with one out.
The no-hitter is still intact as Art Warren enters.— Charlie Goldsmith (@CharlieG__) May 15, 2022
.@HunterGreene17 exits the game after throwing a NO HITTER through 7.1 innings. Truly an incredible performance. 👏 pic.twitter.com/zNxI2lCWXk
— Bally Sports Cincinnati (@BallySportsCIN) May 15, 2022
Hunter Greene's 118 pitches is the most by a Red since Luis Castillo threw 119 on 8/5/2019. He's only the 2nd Red with that many since the 2017 season.
— Joel Luckhaupt (@jluckhaupt) May 15, 2022
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