CHICAGO (AP) — Hunter Greene threw six hitless innings and matched a career high with 11 strikeouts, and the Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 9-0.
Greene picked up his first win in 11 starts this season and put the Reds in position for their 18th no-hitter.
But the Cubs got their only two hits in the eighth against Eduardo Salazar.
The hard-throwing Greene walked two while throwing 110 pitches.
Other than a fly ball to the warning track by Nico Hoerner in the sixth, there weren’t many hard hit balls against the right-hander. Salazar retired all three batters in the seventh before Christopher Morel lined a single to center leading off the eighth.
Miles Mastrobuoni singled with one out.