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Hunter Greene tosses first career complete game as wild-card chasing Reds blank Cubs 1-0
Greene (7-4) struck out nine and walked one in his first career complete game. After retiring Michael Busch on a deep drive to the warning track for the first out of the ninth inning, he struck out Nico Hoerner and Ian Happ to end it.
The victory helped Cincinnati stay within two games of the New York Mets for the third NL wild card. The Mets beat the Padres 6-1 on Thursday.
The Cubs, who clinched a postseason berth with an 8-4 win in Pittsburgh on Wednesday, still can secure home-field advantage in the wild-card round.
Greene retired the first twelve batters he faced before Moisés Ballesteros reached on an error to begin the fifth inning.
Cincinnati scored in the fourth when Austin Hays doubled and came around on Benson's double.
Cubs starter Colin Rea (10-7) had a career-high 11 strikeouts and did not walk a batter in seven innings. His previous high for strikeouts was nine on April 3, 2023 against the Angels.
This story has been changed to correct that Seiya Suzuki has the only hit for the Chicago Cubs, not Moisés Ballesteros.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Happ struck out looking. |
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9th Inning | Hoerner struck out looking. |
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9th Inning | Busch flied out to right. |
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9th Inning | Hayes at third base. |
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8th Inning | Lux grounded out to catcher. |
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8th Inning | Friedl struck out swinging. |
Statistics
 CHC |
 CIN |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 13 | Ground Balls | 4 |
| 9 | Strikeouts | 12 |
| 0 | Runs Batted In | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 1 | Hits | 4 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 1 | Walks | 1 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 0 | Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 29 | At Bats | 28 |
| 0 | Home Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 5 | Runners Left On Base | 9 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 2 |
| 7 | Fly Balls | 12 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 109 | Pitches | 112 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 2 | Total Bases | 6 |
| 30 | Plate Appearances | 29 |
| 0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
| 1 | Extra Base Hits | 2 |
| -1.8 | Runs Created | 0.5 |
| .034 | Batting Average | .143 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .069 | Slugging Percentage | .214 |
| .069 | Secondary Average | .107 |
| .067 | On Base Percentage | .172 |
| .136 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .387 |
| 1.9 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.3 |
| -1.7 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 0.5 |
| 3.0 | Batter Rating | 12.0 |
| 0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.63 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.86 |
| .034 | Isolated Power | .071 |
| 0.11 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.08 |
| .033 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .034 |
| .034 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.036 |
| 0.0 | Runs Produced | 2.0 |
| 0.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.1 | Patience Ratio | 0.2 |
| 0.1 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 53.0 | MLB Rating | 62.3 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Attendance: 18,532 | Capacity: