ST. LOUIS –– With two outs and a full count against St. Louis Cardinals second baseman Brendan Donovan on Saturday, Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Hunter Greene threw a 100 mph fastball on the inside corner of the plate that was perfectly placed for strike three. Greene clapped his mitt, skipped off the mound and continued along with the shutout he was throwing.
It’s not supposed to look this easy for a 22-year-old rookie pitcher who’s one of the youngest players in MLB.
At Busch Stadium on Saturday, as the Cardinals beat the Reds, 5-4, on a walk-off home run by Tommy Edman off reliever Joel Kuhnel, Greene only allowed one run and two hits.