
Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Hunter Greene tossed an impressive first five innings against the Dodgers on Saturday night in the second start of his Major League Baseball career – at Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium, about 15 miles away from where he starred at Sherman Oaks’ Notre Dame High School.
MLB.com’s Sarah Langs confirmed that Greene’s 34th pitch of 100+ miles per hour set a new MLB record for a start since pitch tracking began in 2008. Greene added five more to bring his total to 39.
Greene left the game with one out in the bottom of the sixth inning, having thrown 80 pitches. He struck out six and allowed two runs – on a two-run Trea Turner home run in the sixth.
Most 100.0+ mph pitches in game, pitch-tracking era (since 2008):
**Tonight Hunter Greene: 39**
6/5/21 Jacob deGrom: 33
5/19/19 Jordan Hicks: 29
8/19/15 Nathan Eovaldi: 28
5/31/21 deGrom: 27THIRTY NINE!!!!!
— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) April 17, 2022
Hunter Greene pitch-tracking era records tonight:
– 100 mph pitches in game (39)
– 101 mph pitches by SP in game (13)
– 101 mph K’s by SP in game (2, tied w/deGrom + Verlander)— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) April 17, 2022
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