Overview

• Greene finished the ninth with nine fastballs averaging 100.4 mph, becoming the first starter of the pitch-tracking era to average 100-plus in that inning, per Codify.
• He completed a 1-0 win over the Cubs with one walk and nine strikeouts, yielding only a two-out seventh-inning double by Seiya Suzuki.
• Cincinnati scored its only run in the fourth inning on consecutive doubles by Austin Hays and Will Benson.
• Cubs starter Colin Rea worked seven innings with one run allowed and a career-high 11 strikeouts but was dealt the loss.
• The game ended in 1:59 as the Reds preserved their NL wild-card chance, and Greene later said he wished for larger home crowds during the stretch run.