Cincinnati Reds ace Hunter Greene was still in Los Angeles Friday night, pending one more meeting with specialists before returning to Cincinnati.

Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona spoke with reporters on Thursday before they face off against the Detroit Tigers and shared an update on starting pitcher Hunter Greene. Greene went to Los Angeles to get a second opinion on his injured groin,

"It's a good check to see where we're at. It's gonna show what areas we need to work on, what areas we excel at," Nick Martinez said.

In between three IL stints this season Reds LF Austin Hays is hitting .303 with 6 homers and a .901 OPS in 31 games.

Francona's reaction to his first game back in Cleveland since his 2023 retirement? "I mean, it's an America's Cup game, with the added pressure."

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Cincinnati Reds LHP Andrew Abbott pitched the Reds' first complete-game shutout since 2022 and first 9-inning CG shutout since 2021.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Cincinnati Reds, managed by former Cleveland Guardians manager Terry Francona, convincingly won the Ohio Cup from the Guardians for the first time in 10 years, sweeping three games in Cincinnati and winning the first game in Cleveland right out of the box.

The Reds did tack on three too-little, too-late runs in the ninth when De La Cruz doubled home Santiago Espinal to make it 11-3, then Tyler Stephenson doubled in two more runs to make it 11-5. De La Cruz was 3-for-4, raising his average to .267.