ATLANTA — Cincinnati right-hander
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Greene immediately attracted a crowd on the mound that included the Reds infielders, a trainer and manager Terry Francona. Following a brief meeting, Greene was escorted off the field with the Reds leading 4-0.
Greene was coming off a season-high 12 strikeouts, the second-highest total of his big league career, in a 6-1 win over Washington on Friday night. He threw 114 pitches in the game, the most for any pitcher in the major leagues this season.
Greene said he didn’t believe the high pitch count in his last start contributed to the injury.
“I don’t think so,” he said. “I felt fantastic all the way up to that last pitch. The recovery was great this past week going into tonight. I’d be really surprised if that had any correlation to tonight. I don’t think it did.”
Francona noted Greene said he felt a grab, not a pop, in the groin.
“I don’t think anything happening to him is a good thing, but I don’t think it’s bad,” Francona said.
Greene was sharp again against the Braves. The 25-year-old right-hander struck out the side in the second. Alex Verdugo whiffed on Greene’s 101-mph fastball in the third inning to give the right-hander six strikeouts.
Left-hander Brent Suter replaced Greene on the mound.
