If it wasn't for bad luck the Cincinnati Reds would have no luck at all.
This afternoon Reds rookie pitcher Hunter Greene and Art Warren did not allow a single hit to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
And yet the Reds lost to the Bucs 1-0.
The Pirates lone run came when Bucs second baseman Rodolfo Castro scored on a fielder's choice hit by third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes in the bottom of the 8th inning.
To make matters worse, it will not count as a no-hitter in the record books because Reds pitchers only threw 8 innings as Cincinnati failed to score in the top of the 9th. It was only the fourth time in MLB history this has ever happened. This last happened in 1992 when Boston Red Sox pitcher Matt Young lost to the Cleveland Indians 2-1 despite not allowing a hit over 8 innings.
Still, it was Greene's best outing of the season as he struck out 9 batters while walking five over 7.1 innings pitched before giving way to Warren. The number two pick in the 2017 MLB draft is still struggling with a 1-6 record along with an ERA of 6.21 although it had been 7.62 prior to the start of the game.
Nevertheless, the game was emblematic of the Reds season. Although the Reds have been better in May, Cincinnati still owns MLB's worst record at 9-26, 12.5 games back of the Milwaukee Brewers in the NL Central. Despite winning 6 of their last 10 games, the Reds still have a chance to eclipse the 1962 New York Mets as the worst team in modern MLB history.
But of all their losses so far this one is the most painful.
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