From the Reds’ perspective, the long-awaited return of Hunter Greene to the mound on Wednesday night vs. the Phillies could not have gone better. For a team trying to make it into the postseason, its timing could be pivotal.

Hunter Greene struck out 6 and allowed only 3 hits in 6.0 sparkling, scoreless frames in his first outing in a Cincinnati Reds uniform in a pair of months, and the Cincinnati Reds breezed past the Philadelphia Phillies 8-0 to win yet another vital series in their chase for the playoffs.