The Cincinnati Reds placed starter Hunter Greene on the 15-day injured list with a right groin strain and recalled right-hander Chase Petty from Triple-A Louisville.
Greene’s move to the injured list on Friday made him the third Reds player to go on the IL this week, joining rookie Tyler Callihan (broken left forearm) and third baseman Noelvi Marte (left oblique strain). However, the team did get outfielder Austin Hays back from the IL. The Reds also recalled outfielder Will Benson, sending outfielders Blake Dunn and Jacob Hurtubise to Louisville.
Greene, who was among baseball’s best starters in the first month of the season with a 4-2 record and 2.36 ERA in eight starts, left Wednesday night’s game against the Atlanta Braves while warming up before the bottom of the fourth inning. Greene had an MRI on Thursday that showed a Grade 1 strain, the lowest level of strains. He said after the game that he’d hoped to avoid the IL, but that didn’t happen.
Advertisement
Greene’s move is retroactive to Thursday, meaning the soonest he would be able to come off the IL would be May 18. If Reds manager Terry Francona sticks with the rotation following the team’s first off day in more than two weeks on Monday, Petty would start Tuesday in the series opener against the Chicago White Sox, one of baseball’s worst offensive teams. If Petty starts Tuesday, Greene would be in line to start against the Cleveland Guardians on May 18, meaning he’d only miss one start.
Meanwhile, the Reds get back one of their most productive offensive players in Hays. Hays began the season on the IL with a left calf strain, played 13 games before going back on the IL with a left hamstring strain. In his brief time on the active roster, Hays hit .365 overall, but also hit five home runs, tying him with Elly De La Cruz for the most on the team and he has done it in 58 plate appearances, 113 fewer than De La Cruz.
Austin Hays has a 1.143 OPS through 13 games. (Dustin Bradford / Getty Images)
Petty, 22, made his big-league debut on April 30, starting the second game of a doubleheader against the St. Louis Cardinals. Petty didn’t make it out of the third inning, allowing nine runs on seven hits with two walks and three strikeouts. After being sent back to Louisville, he threw six no-hit innings on Tuesday against the Kansas City Royals’ Triple-A affiliate.
“I know I’m better than how I performed tonight,” Petty said after his debut. “I’ve just got to execute better with two strikes, that’s where I struggled tonight and big leaguers are going to hit mistakes.”
Petty got to two strikes on nine of the 16 batters he faced in the game, but four of the seven hits he allowed came with two strikes.
The Reds also called up Benson, who is making his second appearance with the team this season after starting the year in Louisville. Benson played in one big-league game when infielder Matt McLain went on the IL. At Louisville, Benson hit .206/.406/.402 with three home runs and 11 stolen bases. Benson, who had a 39.7 percent strikeout rate last year for the Reds, struck out in all four plate appearances in his lone game in the big leagues this year. However, at the minor-league level, he has a 28.2 percent strikeout rate with 40 strikeouts and 16 walks over 139 plate appearances.
Advertisement
Dunn failed to get down a bunt in the 11th inning of Thursday’s 5-4 loss to the Braves and then was thrown out attempting to steal, ending the inning. Dunn is hitting .150/.320/.233 in 30 games, including 18 starts in the outfield, playing all three outfield spots. Hurtubise has one hit in 12 at-bats over six games. He started two games in left field, including Wednesday’s victory against Atlanta. He appeared as a pinch runner Thursday, scoring on Rece Hinds’ home run.
The Reds begin a three-game series in Houston on Friday night.
(Top photo of Hunter Greene: Kevin C. Cox / Getty Images)
This news was originally published on this post .
About the author
49ers’ Mykel Williams makes strong rookie camp impression; team adds 2 more veteran OTs
SANTA CLARA — On a day when 51 players hit the field for rookie camp on Friday, the real news for the San Francisco 49ers was back inside the building as they continue to address the biggest miss in their recent draft: the offensive line.The Niners signed seventh-year offensive tackle Andre Dillard, a 2019 first-round pick of the Philadelphia Eagles, and former Tennessee Titans tackle Nicholas Petit-Frere. This comes a week after they signed veteran tackle D.J. Humphries. They can foreseeably all take a crack at right tackle Colton McKivitz’s starting job or the swing tackle role after the 49ers didn’t draft a tackle two weeks ago.AdvertisementAmong the moves the 49ers made to make room for Dillard and Petit-Frere was releasing defensive end Drake Jackson, the team’s 2022 second-round pick. Jackson missed all of last season with a knee injury […]
Sport anuncia António Oliveira, ex-Corinthians, como novo treinador
Técnico foi anunciado como novo comandante do Sport ( Foto: Paulo Paiva/ SCR) O Sport já tem seu novo treinador para a sequência da temporada, e mais uma vez a aposta será em um nome de Portugal. Nesta sexta-feira (9), o clube anunciou que António Oliveira comandará a equipe e,m substituição a Pepa. O acerto entre o treinador e o Rubro-Negro se deu durante a semana e, na última quinta-feira (8), o treinador chegou a Recife para os últimos detalhes e, no dia seguinte, dar seu primeiro treinamento e conhecer o elenco do Leão PUBLICIDADE PUBLICIDADE Contrato até fim do ano Maiores detalhes sobre o contrato de António Oliveira com o Sport não foram revelados, mas o que se sabe é que este vínculo vale até o fim de 2025, com cláusula de renovação mediante uma meta específica: a classificação […]
Defenders vs. Brahmas live updates: Top moments from UFL Week 7
The Brahmas have just one win on the season, but it came in Washington, D.C. against the Defenders in Week 4. The Defenders are tied for first place in the XFL Conference and are looking to take sole possession of the top spot. 7:17p ET Preview: Can Defenders bounce back this week? Live Coverage for this began on 7:05p ET
USMNT’s Pulisic, Mexico’s Gimenez each score in AC Milan’s comeback win
<!--> Mexico's Santiago Gimenez scored twice and United States star Christian Pulisic added another as AC Milan rallied to beat Bologna 3-1 in Serie A on Friday and keep alive its hopes of European soccer next season.It was the second game in a row in which Milan came from behind to secure three points.Milan is eighth in the Italian league, a point above Fiorentina and two points behind a faltering Bologna. The top four will go into the Champions League and the fifth- and sixth-placed teams qualify for the Europa League and Europa Conference League, respectively.Juventus is fourth with 63 points, the same as the two teams behind it, Roma and Lazio.Bologna took the lead after 48 minutes when Riccardo Orsolini cut in from the right and fired a low drive past Mike Maignan.However, Gimenez equalized in the 73rd minute […]
Shedeur Sanders splits snaps with Dillon Gabriel in Browns rookie minicamp
<!--> Shedeur Sanders began the process Friday of trying to show he can be a factor in the Cleveland Browns' quarterback competition.Sanders, possibly the most-publicized 144th-overall draft pick ever after the projected first-rounder dropped into the fifth round, took the field for his first practice as the Browns opened a two-day rookie minicamp.Wearing an orange No. 12 jersey, the son of Hall of Famer Deion Sanders got the same number of snaps as third-round pick Dillon Gabriel during the 90-minute practice.[MORE: Shedeur Sanders to wear No. 12 with Browns, at least for now]Head coach Kevin Stefanski said both quarterbacks did a nice job."I think the fun part is we’ve spent so much pre-draft time with these players, particularly when we’re talking about our quarterbacks with Dillon and Shedeur," he said. "We’ve spent meeting time with them out of this building. […]
Shedeur Sanders splits snaps with Dillon Gabriel in Browns rookie minicamp
<!--> Shedeur Sanders began the process Friday of trying to show he can be a factor in the Cleveland Browns' quarterback competition.Sanders, possibly the most-publicized 144th-overall draft pick ever after the projected first-rounder dropped into the fifth round, took the field for his first practice as the Browns opened a two-day rookie minicamp.Wearing an orange No. 12 jersey, the son of Hall of Famer Deion Sanders got the same number of snaps as third-round pick Dillon Gabriel during the 90-minute practice.[MORE: Shedeur Sanders to wear No. 12 with Browns, at least for now]Head coach Kevin Stefanski said both quarterbacks did a nice job."I think the fun part is we’ve spent so much pre-draft time with these players, particularly when we’re talking about our quarterbacks with Dillon and Shedeur," he said. "We’ve spent meeting time with them out of this building. […]
Related
49ers’ Mykel Williams makes strong rookie camp impression; team adds 2 more veteran OTs
SANTA CLARA — On a day when 51 players hit the field for rookie camp on Friday, the real news for the San Francisco 49ers was back inside the building as they continue to address the biggest miss in their recent draft: the offensive line.The Niners signed seventh-year offensive tackle Andre Dillard, a 2019 first-round pick of the Philadelphia Eagles, and former Tennessee Titans tackle Nicholas Petit-Frere. This comes a week after they signed veteran tackle D.J. Humphries. They can foreseeably all take a crack at right tackle Colton McKivitz’s starting job or the swing tackle role after the 49ers didn’t draft a tackle two weeks ago.AdvertisementAmong the moves the 49ers made to make room for Dillard and Petit-Frere was releasing defensive end Drake Jackson, the team’s 2022 second-round pick. Jackson missed all of last season with a knee injury […]
Sport anuncia António Oliveira, ex-Corinthians, como novo treinador
Técnico foi anunciado como novo comandante do Sport ( Foto: Paulo Paiva/ SCR) O Sport já tem seu novo treinador para a sequência da temporada, e mais uma vez a aposta será em um nome de Portugal. Nesta sexta-feira (9), o clube anunciou que António Oliveira comandará a equipe e,m substituição a Pepa. O acerto entre o treinador e o Rubro-Negro se deu durante a semana e, na última quinta-feira (8), o treinador chegou a Recife para os últimos detalhes e, no dia seguinte, dar seu primeiro treinamento e conhecer o elenco do Leão PUBLICIDADE PUBLICIDADE Contrato até fim do ano Maiores detalhes sobre o contrato de António Oliveira com o Sport não foram revelados, mas o que se sabe é que este vínculo vale até o fim de 2025, com cláusula de renovação mediante uma meta específica: a classificação […]
Defenders vs. Brahmas live updates: Top moments from UFL Week 7
The Brahmas have just one win on the season, but it came in Washington, D.C. against the Defenders in Week 4. The Defenders are tied for first place in the XFL Conference and are looking to take sole possession of the top spot. 7:17p ET Preview: Can Defenders bounce back this week? Live Coverage for this began on 7:05p ET
USMNT’s Pulisic, Mexico’s Gimenez each score in AC Milan’s comeback win
<!--> Mexico's Santiago Gimenez scored twice and United States star Christian Pulisic added another as AC Milan rallied to beat Bologna 3-1 in Serie A on Friday and keep alive its hopes of European soccer next season.It was the second game in a row in which Milan came from behind to secure three points.Milan is eighth in the Italian league, a point above Fiorentina and two points behind a faltering Bologna. The top four will go into the Champions League and the fifth- and sixth-placed teams qualify for the Europa League and Europa Conference League, respectively.Juventus is fourth with 63 points, the same as the two teams behind it, Roma and Lazio.Bologna took the lead after 48 minutes when Riccardo Orsolini cut in from the right and fired a low drive past Mike Maignan.However, Gimenez equalized in the 73rd minute […]
Shedeur Sanders splits snaps with Dillon Gabriel in Browns rookie minicamp
<!--> Shedeur Sanders began the process Friday of trying to show he can be a factor in the Cleveland Browns' quarterback competition.Sanders, possibly the most-publicized 144th-overall draft pick ever after the projected first-rounder dropped into the fifth round, took the field for his first practice as the Browns opened a two-day rookie minicamp.Wearing an orange No. 12 jersey, the son of Hall of Famer Deion Sanders got the same number of snaps as third-round pick Dillon Gabriel during the 90-minute practice.[MORE: Shedeur Sanders to wear No. 12 with Browns, at least for now]Head coach Kevin Stefanski said both quarterbacks did a nice job."I think the fun part is we’ve spent so much pre-draft time with these players, particularly when we’re talking about our quarterbacks with Dillon and Shedeur," he said. "We’ve spent meeting time with them out of this building. […]
Shedeur Sanders splits snaps with Dillon Gabriel in Browns rookie minicamp
<!--> Shedeur Sanders began the process Friday of trying to show he can be a factor in the Cleveland Browns' quarterback competition.Sanders, possibly the most-publicized 144th-overall draft pick ever after the projected first-rounder dropped into the fifth round, took the field for his first practice as the Browns opened a two-day rookie minicamp.Wearing an orange No. 12 jersey, the son of Hall of Famer Deion Sanders got the same number of snaps as third-round pick Dillon Gabriel during the 90-minute practice.[MORE: Shedeur Sanders to wear No. 12 with Browns, at least for now]Head coach Kevin Stefanski said both quarterbacks did a nice job."I think the fun part is we’ve spent so much pre-draft time with these players, particularly when we’re talking about our quarterbacks with Dillon and Shedeur," he said. "We’ve spent meeting time with them out of this building. […]
Be the first to leave a comment