The Cincinnati Reds’ best chance to beat the best team in baseball left the game on Monday with a left tibia contusion.
Reds ace Hunter Greene started against the 14-2 Tampa Bay Rays at Great American Ball Park, and through three innings he looked better than he had all year. He was locating his slider for strikes and getting big swings and misses. He leaned on his changeup more often. He got weak contact and put himself in position to pitch deep into the game.
Then in the top of the third inning, Greene took a comebacker off his shin and eventually left the game.