Hunter Greene has had an up and down start to his rookie season. After great outings against Atlanta and Los Angeles to start his career, he struggled with some velocity issues and gave up some home runs in the process. After another solid start against a red-hot Milwaukee team last week, everything came together for Greene on Sunday afternoon. Greene. He had the Pittsburgh offense completely at bay for most of the afternoon, striking out 9 batters in 7.1 hitless innings. It was the exact performance that showed why he was such a valued prospect and why Reds fans have been so excited about him.