Cincinnati Reds ace Hunter Greene to return from IL Friday vs. Chicago Cubs
PITTSBURGH – Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona said the team plans to have rotation ace Hunter Greene make his return from the injured list Friday – just in time for the Reds' first game this season against the National League Central-leading Chicago Cubs.
That's the first eligible day to return for Greene, who left his May 7 start in Atlanta after three scoreless innings because of a Grade 1 groin strain.
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Greene, who threw a 35-pitch simulated game in full uniform on the Great American Ball Park game mound before Sunday's game against Cleveland, is expected to throw a between-starts bullpen this week in Pittsburgh in preparation for the start.
Hunter Greene is 4-2 with a 2.36 ERA in eight starts this season.
'It went well. Velo was easy,' Greene said after throwing Sunday. 'Felt nothing, so I've got one more bullpen and then I'm back in the game.'
Greene, a first-time All-Star last season, is 4-2 with a 2.36 ERA in eight starts this season. He has a 0.81 WHIP and 12 strikeouts per nine innings.
Greene is 4-1 with a 4.06 ERA in seven career starts against the Cubs, including six no-hit innings to beat them in a start in 2023 and four scoreless (one hit) in another victory in his final start last year.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Cincinnati Reds ace Hunter Greene to return from IL Friday vs. Cubs
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