The Cincinnati Reds finally got a rather thorough outing from Opening Day starter Hunter Greene, as the young righty fired 6.0 IP of 3 ER ball that featured 10 K against nary a walk. That was good! The early offense was, too, as Cincinnati leapt out to a 2-0 lead early against fireballing Atlanta Braves starter Spencer Strider, a 2-run smack by Tyler Stephenson to plate both Jonathan India and TJ Friedl the game’s first landed punch.
A see-saw affair soon followed, as these two teams are wont to provide of late. Speaking of late, it was an 8th inning Eddie Rosario solo homer off Cincinnati Reds righty Buck Farmer that tilted the weight in Atlanta’s favor for good once again, and the Reds fell 5-4 to wrap the series sweep.