Hunter Greene is first MLB rookie pitcher since 1989 to face minimum through seven innings
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Cincinnati Reds rookie pitcher Hunter Greene had ups and downs throughout the first 10 starts of his Major League Baseball career.
His 11th start - Monday night against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Great American Ball Park - was remarkable.
"We've seen some good starts, some great starts from Hunter," Reds manager David Bell said, per The Enquirer's Bobby Nightengale. "That might have been the best."
And it's easy to argue Greene's start was, in fact, even better than the 7 1/3 no-hit innings he threw in a 1-0 loss to the Pirates in Pittsburgh last month because he walked five in that outing. He didn't walk anyone against the D'backs, allowing just one baserunner on a Daulton Varsho bunt single in the 1st inning.
ESPN Stats & Info reported via Twitter that Greene is the first rookie to throw seven innings while facing the minimum number of batters since Bob Milacki for the Baltimore Orioles in 1989.
Additional social media reactions included rare feats Greene has achieved of late.
Cincinnati Reds rookie Hunter Greene beats the Diamondbacks: Reactions
Pure dominance.@HunterGreene17 pic.twitter.com/Hf58IgHcPr
— Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) June 7, 2022
Hunter Greene didn't give up a hit in 7 1/3 innings against Pittsburgh earlier this season and he might be even better tonight.
Greene has retired 20 consecutive batters and allowed one bunt single through seven innings. He's thrown 87 pitches, 54 strikes.— Bobby Nightengale (@nightengalejr) June 7, 2022
If that's it for Hunter Greene, and it likely is, it's one of the best pitching performances that I've seen.
Seven innings. A leadoff bunt single was the only runner to reach base. No hard contact at all.— Charlie Goldsmith (@CharlieG__) June 7, 2022
Hunter Greene tonight: 7 IP, 0 hard-hit batted balls
Presuming he's done:
it's just the 7th time under Statcast tracking (since 2015, in start with all batted balls tracked), that a pitcher had an outing 7+ IP without allowing a hard-hit batted ball (95+ mph exit velocity) pic.twitter.com/HKB59ZFMw4— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) June 7, 2022
Hunter Greene tied the mark for most consecutive batters retired in a single game at GABP with 20:
6/6/22 - Hunter Greene
4/3/19 - Freddy Peralta
9/30/15 - Jake Arrieta
6/26/12 - Bronson Arroyo
5/13/06 - Jon Lieber— Joel Luckhaupt (@jluckhaupt) June 7, 2022
Tonight marks the second time Hunter Greene of the @Reds has pitched at least 7.0 innings while allowing no more than 1 hit (also on May 15).
No other pitcher in the modern era has done that twice before July in his first season in the majors.— Stats By STATS (@StatsBySTATS) June 7, 2022
Hunter Greene of the @Reds is the only MLB rookie in the modern era to pitch at least 7.0 innings in a start while facing the minimum number of batters and averaging at least a strikeout per inning.
— Stats By STATS (@StatsBySTATS) June 7, 2022
Friendly reminder that Hunter Greene is only 22 years old. @HunterGreene17 pic.twitter.com/bmA5DRM0sG
— Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) June 7, 2022
Since 1901, Reds starting pitchers to throw at least 7 IP and not face more than the minimum batters:
6/6/2022 - Hunter Greene (7 IP, 21 BF) - 1 hit
9/16/1988 - Tom Browning (9 IP, 27 BF) - Perfect Game
5/4/1933 - Si Johnson (9 IP, 27 BF) - 1 hit— Joel Luckhaupt (@jluckhaupt) June 7, 2022
The only baserunner against Hunter Greene tonight.
1st batter of the game/bunt base hit.
And Varsho was caught stealing right after. pic.twitter.com/mliG07FLqQ— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) June 7, 2022
Since 1906, Reds rookies with 7+ IP, 1 or fewer hits allowed, 8+ K
6/6/22 - Hunter Greene*
5/15/22 - Hunter Greene
7/28/13 - Tony Cingrani
7/10/10 - Travis Wood*
4/3/08 - Johnny Cueto*
6/7/81 - Bruce Berenyi
4/19/70 - Wayne Simpson
10/2/1914 - Phil Douglas
*-Zero walks— Joel Luckhaupt (@jluckhaupt) June 7, 2022
Hunting for Ks. 🤢 pic.twitter.com/jTbHgK10QQ
— MLB (@MLB) June 7, 2022
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This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Hunter Greene start in Reds vs Dbacks best yet for rookie
