Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Hunter Greene. Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK

Reds place rookie SP Hunter Greene on 15-day IL with right shoulder strain

By Mike Santa Barbara | Last updated 8/5/22

Earlier this week, the Cincinnati Reds parted ways with starting pitchers Luis Castillo and Tyler Mahle in trade deadline day deals.

On Friday, the Reds lost another starter, placing rookie right-hander Hunter Greene on the 15-day injured list with a right shoulder strain.

The #Reds today placed on the 15-day injured list, retro to Tuesday, RHP Hunter Greene (right shoulder strain) and recalled from Triple-A Louisville RHP Ryan Hendrix. pic.twitter.com/vyp0wOZGU2
— Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) August 5, 2022

Greene is 4-12 with a 5.26 ERA in 20 starts for the Reds this season.

The Reds selected the 22-year-old with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2017 MLB draft.

Greene is coming off one of his best starts of the season. In his most recent outing on Aug. 1 against the Miami Marlins, Greene pitched six shutout innings, allowing just one hit while striking out eight.

According to Stats By Stats, Greene is the only rookie in the modern era to have three games pitching six-plus innings with eight or more strikeouts while allowing a hit or less.

Hunter Greene of the @Reds is the only MLB rookie in the modern era to have 3 games in which he threw 6.0+ innings with 8+ strikeouts and no more than 1 hit allowed (May 15, June 6 & today).

No pitcher in the modern era (rookie or not) has had more than 3 such games in a season.
— Stats By STATS (@StatsBySTATS) August 2, 2022