Hunter Greene pitches 7 crisp innings as the Reds blank the Pirates 4-0

Hunter Greene pitched seven sparkling innings, and the Cincinnati Reds completed a three-game sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates with a 4-0 victory on Sunday.Greene (2-1) allowed two hits, struck out eight and walked one. The 6-foot-5 right-hander extended his scoreless streak to 18 2/3 innings.Reds pitchers retired their final 23 batters.Santiago Espinal hit a two-run single against Carmen Mlodzinski (1-2) in the third. Elly De La Cruz added an RBI single in Cincinnati바카라 게임 웹사이트�s two-run fifth.Mlodzinski allowed five hits in 4 1/3 innings. He struck out four and walked two.Key momentIsiah Kiner-Falefa tripled for Pittsburgh with one out in the second. But Greene struck out Tsung-Che Cheng and Espinal made a leaping grab of Henry Davis바카라 게임 웹사이트�s hard liner to second.Key statGreene바카라 게임 웹사이트�s career-long scoreless streak is 24 innings from July 11 to August 8, 2024. It바카라 게임 웹사이트�s the longest scoreless innings streak by a Reds starter since 1989.Up nextPirates ace Paul Skenes (1-1, 3.44 ERA) starts Monday against the Nationals at PNC Park. Cincinnati바카라 게임 웹사이트�s Nick Lodolo (2-1, 0.96 ERA) takes the mound on Tuesday against the Mariners at Great American Ball Park.

CINCINNATI —

Hunter Greene pitched seven sparkling innings, and the Cincinnati Reds completed a three-game sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates with a 4-0 victory on Sunday.

Greene (2-1) allowed two hits, struck out eight and walked one. The 6-foot-5 right-hander extended his scoreless streak to 18 2/3 innings.

Reds pitchers retired their final 23 batters.

Santiago Espinal hit a two-run single against Carmen Mlodzinski (1-2) in the third. Elly De La Cruz added an RBI single in Cincinnati바카라 게임 웹사이트�s two-run fifth.

Mlodzinski allowed five hits in 4 1/3 innings. He struck out four and walked two.

Key moment

Isiah Kiner-Falefa tripled for Pittsburgh with one out in the second. But Greene struck out Tsung-Che Cheng and Espinal made a leaping grab of Henry Davis바카라 게임 웹사이트�s hard liner to second.

Key stat

Greene바카라 게임 웹사이트�s career-long scoreless streak is 24 innings from July 11 to August 8, 2024. It바카라 게임 웹사이트�s the longest scoreless innings streak by a Reds starter since 1989.

Up next

Pirates ace Paul Skenes (1-1, 3.44 ERA) starts Monday against the Nationals at PNC Park. Cincinnati바카라 게임 웹사이트�s Nick Lodolo (2-1, 0.96 ERA) takes the mound on Tuesday against the Mariners at Great American Ball Park.