There’s finishing what you start. There’s finishing with a kick. Then there’s what Hunter Greene pulled off Thursday night against one of the best offenses in baseball when his teammates needed him the most.

Hunter Greene pitched a one-hitter and Will Benson drove in the only run with a fourth-inning double as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 1-0.

Greene both set an all-time MLB record, and he made history that hadn't been done since 2001. First, the record: Greene became the first starting pitcher in the pitch tracking era to 100-plus miles per hour on his ninth-inning fastballs, per Codify.

For six-plus inning, something special was in the works at Great American Ball Park with Cincinnati Reds' starter Hunter Greene on the mound.

The starting pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds has a dominant start while the Reds fail to provide run support. In tonight’s version of this story, you can insert Hunter Greene’s name into that starting pitcher role,

Cincinnati Reds pitcher Hunter Greene (21) delivers a pitch in the first inning of a MLB game between the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, at Great American Ball Park in downtown Cincinnati. / Frank Bowen IV/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images