Brady Singer spins another gem, but Reds lose series opener to Athletics
Cincinnati Reds RHP Brady Singer pitched another strong 6 innings, allowing just one walk and 3 hits, but 2 were solo home runs in the loss to the A’s.
Hunter Greene reached 600 strikeouts in fewer games than any pitcher in Reds history.Hunter Greene is one of only five MLB pitchers to reach 600 strikeouts in as few as innings.
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. – When Hunter Greene struck out the second and third batters he faced Sept. 13, the Cincinnati Reds‘ powerful starter joined elite company in MLB history.
The second of those two – a swinging strikeout of Athletics rookie Nick Kurtz – was the 600th of Greene’s career.
He reached that mark in fewer games (89) than anybody else in Reds history (Luis Castillo, 96, from 2017-21).
And only five MLB pitchers in history have done it in fewer than the 479 1/3 it took Greene (year reached 600 in parentheses):
Corbin Burnes,* 448 1/3Tyler Glasnow, 467 1/3Shohei Ohtani, 472Freddy Peralta, 473Shane Bieber,* 473 2/3
 *-Former Cy Young winner