Greene slowed, Reds' skid hits 10 with 4-2 loss to Cardinals

[ASFN Admin]

Paul Goldschmidt and the St. Louis Cardinals slowed down rookie fireballer Hunter Greene, and the Cincinnati Reds stretched their skid to 10 games — the franchise's worst string of losses in six years. Greene couldn't find the zip on his fastball that generated so much buzz over his first two big league starts, Steven Matz (2-1) pitched one-run ball over five innings and the Cardinals beat the Reds 4-2. “You could tell early,” St. Louis manager Oliver Marmol said of the rookie’s off night.

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