Reds' Hunter Greene Strikes Out 12 as Cincinnati Beats Angels 6-4

Hunter Greene delivered a dominant performance for the Cincinnati Reds, striking out 12 batters and allowing no walks over 6 1/3 innings as the Reds defeated the Los Angeles Angels 6-4. Noelvi Marte contributed significantly by homering, doubling, and driving in two runs, while Miguel Andujar went 3-for-4 with two RBIs. The Reds secured the winning run in the ninth inning through a sacrifice fly by TJ Friedl and an RBI double by Gavin Lux off Angels' closer Kenley Jansen. Greene's strong outing marked his second start back from a groin injury and demonstrated his readiness for a full workload, matching his season high in strikeouts and improving his season stats to a 2.63 ERA and 0.93 WHIP. This performance made Greene the first Reds pitcher since Johnny Cueto in 2014 to strike out at least 12 batters without issuing a walk. The Reds are set to continue their series with a pitching matchup between Nick Martinez and Yusei Kikuchi.