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    Hunter Greene surrendered seven runs — six earned — in 5 1/3 innings Saturday in a loss to the Cardinals.

    This was discouraging. Greene averaged just 97.2 mph with his fastball tonight. He was at 98.9 and 99.1 mph in his first two starts before slipping to 98.1 mph last week against the Rockies and losing another one mph tonight. This was the lowest he’s been since his final start of 2024. Last year, he never fell below 98.8 mph in his 19 starts. Greene ended up allowing eight hits and 11 hard-hit balls. He struck out just three. Maybe we’ll get some explanation for the diminished velocity, but there’s good reason for concern. He’s due to face the Pirates on Thursday.
Perloff: It's 'over' for Dodgers after NLCS Game 3
Paul Pabst and Andrew Perloff explain why it's "over" for the Dodgers in the NLCS after their Game 3 loss to the Brewers amid a disastrous night for Blake Snell on the mound for LA and the Milwaukee bullpen flexing.

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    That means Greene will miss the entirety of the 2027 season (if there is one) after being limited to just 27 2/3 innings this year. The right-hander will be 28 years old when he next steps foot on an MLB mound, so there remains plenty of time left for him to return to his prior form. However, this was his second Tommy John surgery, which has historically been a tough hurdle for pitchers to overcome when it comes to getting back to their previous peak performance.
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    It’s merely a procedural move with Greene slated to undergo season-ending elbow surgery. There should be a definitive update concerning the hard-throwing 27-year-old’s return timeline following the procedure.
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    The announcement comes after a meeting with Dr. Neal ElAttrache on Thursday. The nature of the procedure won’t fully be known until it’s started, so the Reds are unable to give any specifics yet on how much time Greene will miss other than the remainder of the 2026 season. It’s a really tough break for the Reds and for fantasy managers who had held out hope that he’d be an impact contributor over the final two months of the season. He can be safely dropped in redraft leagues.
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    As former Yankees manager Joe Girardi was fond of saying, it’s not what you want. Greene’s sudden departure from Cincinnati’s rotation comes with a lack of certainty regarding the severity of the issue and whether he’ll require another surgical procedure. He’s scheduled to meet with renowned surgeon Dr. Neal El Attrache in Los Angeles later this week. The hard-throwing 26-year-old has struggled to an inflated 6.83 ERA, 1.37 WHIP and 33/9 K/BB ratio across 27 2/3 innings since returning from surgery to remove bone chips and loose bodies from his pitching elbow back on July 4. There should be some much-needed clarity regarding his next steps in the coming days. At this point, it’s challenging for fantasy managers to justify stashing him, especially in shallow formats.
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    We’re inclined to believe that Nightengale has this one correct. However, MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand reports that the Reds are still listening to offers and there’s a “50-50" chance that Greene is moved. It seemed a little far-fetched that the Reds were going to move on from Greene with multiple years left on his contract after reports surfaced earlier this week. Anything is possible and the emergence of Chase Burns as a certifiable front-of-the-rotation arm has probably made their decision easier.
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    Greene punched out four batters in the contest while issuing a pair of walks. The Pirates got to him for two runs in the opening inning, then Greene allowed a solo homer to Jake Mangum in the second and a sacrifice fly in the fifth inning. He generated 13 swings and misses on 91 pitches in the contest, posting a CSW of 27 percent. He’ll attempt to get back in the win column as he brings a 6.83 ERA, 1.37 WHIP and a 33/9 K/BB ratio (27 2/3 innings) into Thursday’s battle against the Athletics.
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    Greene is under contract for $15 million next season, $16 million in 2028, with a $21 million club option for 2029, so he is the type of controllable starting pitcher that teams would give up a haul for. He also has pitched poorly since coming back from elbow surgery and has some elevated injury risk due to his high velocity. He’s an absolute bargain at his current contract if he remains healthy, but perhaps the Reds are no longer willing to roll the dice on him staying on the mound.
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    Greene gets his second win of the season in his third start of the season. It paled in comparison to the dominance he showed just prior to the All-Star break when he whiffed 12, but it was a solid-enough effort that saw Greene strike out seven. The only real issue was keeping the ball in the park, as he gave up two homers to Hunter Goodman, who ended up hitting three in the losing effort. Greene looks solid so far, and he’ll be back on the bump again next weekend against the Cardinals in St. Louis.
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    Greene couldn’t have asked for a much better outing in this one. After a disastrous first start of the season his last time out, the hard-throwing righty held the Cubs in check all night, allowing just three hits over seven scoreless frames. Greene was lights out for the Reds on Friday, needing just 93 pitches to get through this outing while limiting himself to just one walk. He’ll get some time off with the All-Star Break just around the corner, but hopefully this start signals a strong second-half of the season for him.
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    Greene’s velocity started out well tonight, but his 51 fastballs tonight produced one whiff on 21 swings and four hits, including a Samuel Basallo homer. It didn’t help that he went from averaging 100 mph in the first to 99 in the second and 98 in the third and fourth. At least he did get 14 whiffs with the slider and seven strikeouts overall. Greene will build endurance, but in his case, fastball shape has always been key to his success. Obviously, it’s not time to rush to judgment here when he’s really just four outings into his rehab. He’ll likely face the Cubs on Friday.

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    Jake Bauers was named as the Most Valuable Player of the National League Championship Series.

    He was certainly deserving of the honor. Bauers had a legendary at-bat to wear down Yoshinobu Yamamoto and spark the Brewers’ comeback in Game 2. He then swatted a go-ahead homer after a long battle against Blake Snell in Game 3 and chipped in three RBI during the series-clinching victory in Game 4. He hit .412 with a homer and six RBI during the four-game sweep. It’s an outstanding accomplishment for the 31-year-old journeyman who pondered retirement last offseason.
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    Aaron Ashby did an unbelievable job out of the Brewers’ bullpen in Game 4 of the NLCS on Thursday, firing three scoreless innings to protect a one-run advantage and earn his first save of the postseason.

    Ashby took over in the seventh inning with the Brewers clinging to a 5-4 lead. He allowed a leadoff double to Andy Pages, who then advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt with one out. Ashby battled back though, striking out Shohei Ohtani and then getting Mookie Betts on a ground out to end the threat. He faced a similar situation in the eighth as Will Smith smacked a one-out double and advanced to third on an error. Ashby again came through, getting Kyle Tucker on a shallow fly ball to center before retiring Teoscar Hernandez on strikes. The 28-year-old southpaw then worked a perfect ninth inning to close it out and punch the Brewers’ ticket to the World Series for the first time since 1982.
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    Jake Bauers went 1-for-2 with a double and three RBI on Thursday night as the Brewers triumphed over the Dodgers 6-4 in Game 4 of the NLCS to complete their four-game sweep and advance to the World Series.

    The Brewers fell behind early in this one as the Dodgers scored four times in the home half of the second inning. They never quit though. Bauers got the comeback started with a two-run double off of Tyler Glasnow in the fourth inning. He then worked a bases-loaded walk to bring in the tying run during a two-run uprising in the fifth inning. He has been an absolute menace in the batter’s box this postseason and a big reason why the Brewers will have a chance to bring home their first World Series Title.
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    Garrett Mitchell belted a go-ahead solo home run in the sixth inning on Thursday as the Brewers eked out a two-run victory over the Dodgers in Game 4 of the NLCS to complete their sweep.

    After falling behind 4-0 early in the ballgame, Mitchell completed the Brewers’ epic comeback with a 409-foot (105.2-mph EV) solo shot off of left-hander Tanner Scott in the sixth inning, giving the Brewers their first lead at 5-4. That would be all the offense that they would need. The 28-year-old outfielder finished the night 1-for-4 with his one hit being one of the biggest hits of the Brewers’ entire season. Next up, a matchup against either the Rays or Guardians in the World Series.
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    David Hamilton went 2-for-4 with a homer, stolen base and two RBI on Thursday as the Brewers stunned the Dodgers by overcoming a four-run deficit to win Game 4 of the NLCS and advance to the World Series.

    The speedy infielder smacked an RBI single off of Tyler Glasnow in the fifth inning that pulled the Brewers to within a run at 4-3. He then swiped second base and ultimately scored as Jake Bauers worked a walk with the bases loaded. Hamilton then added a valuable insurance run as he tagged Edwin Diaz for a 402-foot (105.0-mph EV) solo shot with two outs in the ninth inning, increasing the Brewers’ lead to 6-4. He’ll now get a couple of days to rest as the Brewers sit around and wait for their World Series opponent.
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    Shane Drohan recorded just three outs in a no-decision against the Dodgers in Game 4 of the NLCS on Thursday night, allowing one run on one hit and a pair of walks in his one-plus innings of work.

    Drohan got himself into a jam in the opening inning but got Will Smith to ground into a double play to escape any damage. He then allowed a leadoff single to Kyle Tucker to open the second inning and Brewers’ skipper Pat Murphy decided he had seen enough. That run ultimately came around to score. The 27-year-old southpaw got just one whiff on 25 pitches on the night, posting a CSW of 24 percent. He’ll be fully rested and ready to go out of the Brewers’ bullpen for the start of the World Series.
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    Shohei Ohtani clobbered a three-run homer on Thursday night, but it wasn’t enough to power the Dodgers past the Brewers in Game 4 of the NLCS.

    The Dodgers took an early lead in the second inning as Andy Pages smacked a one-out RBI single into center off of Brewers’ right-hander Dustin May. Two batters later, Ohtani really broke the game open with a 428-foot (113.1-mph EV) three-run blast to right-center that made it a 4-0 ballgame. That would be the extent of their offense in the game though, and they wound up being a run short when all was said and done. Ohtani had a chance with a runner at third base and one out in the seventh inning and couldn’t plate the tying run. Kyle Tucker then failed in the same situation in the eighth inning. It’s a stunning collapse for the Dodgers as they’re swept by the Brewers in the NLCS, scoring a grand total of 11 runs in the four-game set.
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    Tyler Glasnow struggled in a no-decision against the Brewers in Game 4 of the NLCS on Thursday, surrendering four runs on three hits across 4 1/3 frames.

    The 33-year-old right-hander racked up six strikeouts on the evening while also issuing a pair of free passes. He blanked the Brewers through the first three innings, but they broke through in the fourth as Jake Bauers smacked a two-run double. David Hamilton then added an RBI single in the fifth inning that chased Glasnow from the game. He generated five swings and misses on 79 pitches in the contest, registering a CSW of 25 percent. He’ll now have to wait through the entire offseason before getting a chance to get back on the mound and erase the bad taste from his mouth left behind from this outing.
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    Braves sent OF DaShawn Keirsey Jr. outright to Triple-A Gwinnett.

    The 29-year-old outfielder had been added to the Braves’ roster for their Wild Card series against the Phillies, but he was removed for the NLDS once Lane Thomas (intercostal) was healthy enough to contribute. Keirsey then passed through waivers unclaimed. He’ll continue to function as extra outfield depth for the Braves.
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    Braves selected the contract of INF Brett Wisely from Triple-A Gwinnett.

    The Braves didn’t want Wisely to hit the free agent market, so they made room for him on their 40-man roster. The 27-year-old infielder spent the entire 2026 campaign at the Triple-A level, slashing .281/.399/.436 with 11 homers, 65 RBI, 29 stolen bases and a 104/77 K/BB ratio across 517 plate appearances. He should have a chance to compete for a utility role with the Braves in 2027.