Reds Pitcher Hunter Greene Makes History in One-Hit Shutout Win Over Chicago Cubs

What a performance.

Cincinnati Reds pitcher Hunter Greene (21) delivers a pitch in the first inning of a MLB game between the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, at Great American Ball Park in downtown Cincinnati. | Frank Bowen IV/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs on Thursday behind a dominant start from Hunter Greene.

Greene tossed a complete game shutout and allowed just one hit. He walked a batter and struck out nine.

He made history in multiple ways on Thursday night. He became just the second Red ever to toss a 9-inning complete game shutout at Great American Ball Park with one or fewer hits allowed, according to Joel Luckhaupt. Homer Bailey was the other pitcher to do so. He threw a no-hitter in July of 2012.

Greene threw six pitches over 100 mph in the ninth inning, which ranks as the most of any starting pitcher since 2008, according to Luckhaupt.

9/18/2025 - Hunter Greene - 6
4/6/2012 - Justin Verlander - 4
9/8/2021 - Sandy Alcantara - 3
6/13/2025 - Garrett Crochet - 2
4/7/2025 - Hunter Greene - 2
9/18/2022 - Sandy Alcantara - 2

The Reds needed to answer after the Mets won earlier in the day. Greene put the team on his back and delivere

You can watch the last out below:

Really cool how bad Hunter wanted that.

Love that dude.

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