August 8, 2024; Miami, Florida, USA; Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Hunter Greene (21) pitches during the first inning against the Miami Marlins at Rental Park. Mandatory Credit: Jim Russo-USA TODAY Sports Cincinnati right-hander Hunter Greene, who is in National League Cy Young Award consideration for his recent streak of 24 scoreless innings, will face the Reds as they try to pull out a series win against visiting St. Louis. The team that handed him the loss for the first time was the Cardinals on Tuesday night.
Green (8-4, 2.90 ERA) has been out of contention since being outscored by Lance Lynn in a 0-2 loss to Lance Lynn on June 30 in St. Louis. He was 3-0 with a 0.92 ERA in six starts, when he allowed one run on four hits and struck out six in 4 2/3 innings.
Since that loss, Green has gone scoreless in four of six starts, including a six-inning, one-hit, 11-strikeout performance in a 6-4 win over the San Francisco Giants on Aug. 3.
His streak of 24 scoreless innings was the longest by a Reds starter since Tom Browning’s 25-inning streak in 1989, but it came in Cincinnati’s 10-4 victory over Miami on Thursday. , he was held without a decision in his most recent start, which also ended his streak of 24 scoreless innings. RBI singles by Vidal Brujan and Jhonny Pereda gave the Marlins three runs in the fourth inning.
Green allowed three runs, six hits, two walk-offs and struck out two batters in six innings against Miami.
“Honestly, I feel more proud on days like today when you don’t have your best stuff but you’re still able to go out and still get a (team) win,” Green said after the game. “It’s a testament to your focus and trying to make the best publicity without your best stuff…
“Like today, I think it honestly shows whether or not you’re a Pro Bowler, if that makes sense.”
Greene has started in eight career games against the Cardinals and is 1-4 with a 3.57 ERA.
St. Louis, who allowed just five hits in Monday’s series opener in a 6-1 loss, will turn to right-hander Eric Feder (8-5, 3.28 ERA) to try and get the ball rolling in the third. tie the game in the series.
Feder, who will join the Cardinals from the Chicago White Sox at the trade deadline, will make his third start for the Cardinals. He is 1-1 with a 5.40 ERA since transferring and is 1-0 with a 6.05 ERA in four career starts against the Reds.
Feder recently picked up his first win with St. Louis, allowing one run on four hits in five innings in Wednesday’s 5-2 victory over the visiting Tampa Bay Rays. .
Spencer Steele hit two home runs and drove in a career-high five runs, Eli De La Cruz had a home run and a double as Cincinnati edged 6-6 in the series opener. 1 beat St. Louis.
Andrew Abbott earned his 10th win for the Reds, allowing one run on five hits, walking two and striking out six in 6 2/3 innings.
St. Louis had a chance to take control early, loading the bases with one out in the second inning, but catcher Pedro Pages was caught on an inning-ending double play. The Reds took a 1-0 lead in the next inning on Nolan Arenado’s single and loaded the bases again with two outs, but Brandon Donovan struck out to end the game.
The Reds then responded with three runs in the bottom of the third when Steele and De La Cruz hit home runs on back-to-back pitches from Sonny Gray. Steele hit three runs against Gray in the fifth inning, making the score 6-1.
“Yeah, that’s the difference,” St. Louis manager Oliver Marmore said of allowing just one run after two at-bats in consecutive innings. “When you put yourself in a scoring situation, where you’re loading the bases with one out (but not scoring), it changes the whole atmosphere and dynamic.
“We’re going to be playing some good teams during the run game and we have to get better at executing the run game in scoring position. That’s going to be key to success moving forward.”
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