Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Hunter Greene. Jonathan Dyer-USA TODAY Sports

Reds All-Star SP keeps throwing up on the mound

By Victor Barbosa | Last updated Aug 14, 2024 10:53 AM ET

Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Hunter Greene pitched another gem on Tuesday night, limiting the St. Louis Cardinals to one run on four hits with one walk and eight strikeouts over seven innings in a 4-1 victory.

After showing glimpses of brilliance over his first two MLB seasons, the flamethrower has put it all together in 2024 to show why he was the second overall pick in 2017.

Greene is 9-4 with a 1.02 WHIP and 162 strikeouts over 143 1/3 innings pitched while posting the third-best ERA (2.83) in the National League and best wins above replacement (WAR) for pitchers (5.3) and hits per nine innings mark (5.84). He's a dark-horse NL Cy Young candidate and was a first-time All-Star this summer, but for at least the second time this season on Tuesday, he lost his lunch on the mound.

According to MLB.com's John Denton, Greene has evidently gotten sick on the bump "several times" this campaign.

Talk about being sick of surrendering walks. #Reds RHP Hunter Greene literally got sick -- into his glove, none the less -- after walking #STLCards RF Lars Nootbaar.

Apparently, Greene has gotten sick on the mound several times this season. pic.twitter.com/qr8eAPfzvM
— John Denton (@JohnDenton555) August 13, 2024

The 25-year-old's fifth-inning hurl on Tuesday joined a growing list of vomiting events.

Greene also threw up during the first inning of an outing against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

We have a puke game in Cincinnati pic.twitter.com/9goiGEQxGf
— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) June 25, 2024

Reds manager David Bell said after Tuesday's win that he wasn't worried about his ace's recurring vomits during starts.

"I think he feels better after it happens. I think a lot of us feel like throwing up during the game sometimes and it doesn't come out so maybe he just feels better after that," Bell said, per Stephen Douglas of Sports Illustrated.

According to an Associated Press and ESPN report, Greene said he felt good during Tuesday's outing.

"My body felt really good," he said. "(I was) able to get to all of my pitches. My release point felt great. Just felt super athletic and loose."

It may not be pretty, but the Reds will keep taking Greene's bizarre scenes on the mound if he continues to produce.

Victor Barbosa

Victor Barbosa is a passionate follower of MLB, the NBA and NFL, with a deep interest in Boston-area teams. He graduated from Springfield College -- The Birthplace of Basketball -- in 2013 with a degree in Communications-Sports Journalism. Previous bylines include FanSided, Heavy and Syracuse

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