Reds bullpen loses Hunter Greene’s no-hit bid vs Cubs in 8th inning

By: The Associated Press Posted: 3:13 PM CDT Friday, May. 26, 2023 Last Modified: 3:43 PM CDT Friday, May. 26, 2023

CHICAGO (AP) — Christopher Morel of the Chicago Cubs led off the eighth inning with a bloop single against reliever Eduardo Salazar, ending the Cincinnati Reds' no-hit bid Friday that began with six dominant innings by Hunter Greene.

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CHICAGO (AP) — Christopher Morel of the Chicago Cubs led off the eighth inning with a bloop single against reliever Eduardo Salazar, ending the Cincinnati Reds’ no-hit bid Friday that began with six dominant innings by Hunter Greene.

Greene, winless in his first 10 starts, tied a career high with 11 strikeouts and walked two. The right-hander threw 110 pitches before handing off to Salazar, who retired all three batters in the seventh.

Morel hit a soft line drive on Salazar’s first pitch of the eighth inning, and the ball easily dropped into center field.

Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Hunter Greene throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs Friday, May 26, 2023, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Chicago’s Nico Hoerner hit a fly to the left-field warning track in the sixth inning. But the Cubs hadn’t hit many balls hard. They trailed 7-0 after 7 1/2 innings.

There have been 17 no-hitters by Cincinnati. The first was thrown by Charles “Bumpus” Jones on Oct. 15, 1892. The most recent one was on May 7, 2021, when 34-year-old Wade Miley threw a complete game against Cleveland, becoming the oldest pitcher in Reds history to throw a no-hitter.

There have been no no-hitters in the majors this season, the first since Major League Baseball introduced a pitch clock. There were a record nine no-hitters in 2021 and four last year.