The Pirates’ 1-0 win over the Reds as we speak will go down maybe probably the most uncommon sport of the 2022 season, as Pittsburgh received with no single hit. Reds starter Hunter Greene tossed 7 1/3 innings of hitless ball, however was pulled after 118 pitches and after issuing consecutive walks throughout the eighth inning. Reliever Art Warren entered the sport and issued one other stroll, then Ke’Bryan Hayes drove within the sport’s solely run through a fielder’s alternative. The Reds lineup, in the meantime, was held to solely 4 hits, with Bucs starter Jose Quintana doing a lot of the work in shutting Cincinnati out over seven innings.
For the reason that Bucs didn’t have to bat within the backside of the ninth, the official threshold of 9 hitless innings wasn’t met, so Greene and Warren received’t be credited with a no-hitter. This oddity marks simply the sixth time since 1901 {that a} crew has received regardless of going hitless, and sarcastically, the Reds had been on the opposite facet of the equation within the first such occasion. Again on April 23, 1964, the Reds collected a 1-0 win over the Houston Colt .45s regardless that Houston’s Ken Johnson held Cincinnati hitless over 9 full innings of labor — a pair of ninth-inning errors led to the Reds’ solely run.
Extra from across the NL Central…
- Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson cleared concussion protocol after being hit within the masks with a foul ball throughout Saturday’s sport. Stephenson didn’t play as we speak however isn’t anticipated to overlook a lot time, regardless that the crew might be cautious on condition that Stephenson already missed two weeks with a concussion earlier this season. Supervisor David Bell informed reporters (together with The Cincinnati Enquirer’s Charlie Goldsmith) that the Reds are working with Stephenson on discovering new sorts of masks and padded helmets, and the membership is dedicated to holding Stephenson behind the plate. Joey Votto already has first base spoken for anyway, plus Stephenson’s bat is extra precious from the catcher place than at first base. Nevertheless, with three concussions already in his profession, Stephenson and the Reds can solely hope {that a} place change doesn’t ultimately turn out to be a necessity for well being causes.
- The Pirates hope Kevin Newman can begin a minor league rehab task this week, Pirates GM Ben Cherington mentioned throughout his weekly radio present (hat tip to Mike Persak of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette). Newman hit the 10-day injured record with a left groin pressure on April 27, so the timing of a rehab task coincides with the tough 3-5 week timeline initially given for Newman’s restoration. The veteran shortstop was off to an honest begin earlier than hitting the IL, batting .250/.308/.375 (96 wRC+, 98 OPS+) over his first 52 plate appearances. Rookie Diego Castillo has seen many of the shortstop duties whereas Newman has been sidelined, however Pittsburgh followers proceed to attend for star shortstop prospect Oneil Cruz to get an prolonged call-up to the majors.
- In some Cubs-related damage information, Alec Mills will toss a reside batting apply session on Tuesday. (Meghan Montemurro of The Chicago Tribune was amongst these to report the information.) Mills has but to pitch this season attributable to a decrease again pressure, and he made one minor league rehab outing earlier than being set again by quad tightness. David Bote (shoulder surgical procedure) and Clint Frazier (appendectomy) are each anticipated to start out their very own rehab assignments inside just a few days. Frazier told Montemurro that he believes he’ll want 5 video games to ramp up, which might put him on track to rejoin the Cubs after they start a sequence with the Reds on Might 23.
