Cincinnati Reds' Hunter Greene sets velocity volume record in loss to Los Angeles Dodgers

LOS ANGELES — On a cool Southern California evening, Cincinnati Reds rookie Hunter Greene brought some record-setting heat.

After five overpowering innings, the Los Angeles Dodgers finally caught up.

Trea Turner launched a two-run homer to snap a scoreless tie in the sixth and the Dodgers beat the skidding Reds 5-2 on Saturday night for their fifth consecutive victory.

In his highly anticipated homecoming, Greene threw an astounding 39 pitches 100 mph or faster — most in a single game since pitch tracking began in 2008. The previous mark was 33 by New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom last June.

Making his second major league start, the 22-year-old right-hander, who went to high school in nearby Sherman Oaks, also fired 13 pitches at least 101 mph — another record for a starter.

The moment finally hit Greene in the third inning, but only emotionally. He said he became teary-eyed on the bench amid the enormity of the occasion, and was choked up after walking off the mound in the sixth.

«I wish we would have come out with a win, but it was a really, really fun time,» Greene said. «It was an unbelievable feeling and experience to go against that lineup. Freddie [Freeman] gave me some love, kind of a tip of the cap, so that was cool. I was happy to be able to do that here and have family here.»

But with Greene's velocity dipping slightly later in his outing, it was a 99 mph fastball to Turner that ended up in the left-field seats.

«We still had to be ready for 99 with a pretty good slider and decent changeup,» Turner said. «He's tough no matter how hard he's throwing, whether it's 99 or 101, but I think we did a good job battling.»

Turner finished with three hits, including an infield single in the first. The speedy shortstop has a