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<p>JILL PAINTER LOPEZ October 1, 2025 at 8:20 AM</p>
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<p>1 / 5Reds Dodgers BaseballCincinnati Reds pitcher Hunter Greene gets a visit to the mound from catcher Tyler Stephenson after Greene gave up a solo home run to Los Angeles Dodgers' Tommy Edman during the third inning in Game 1 of the National League Wild Card baseball playoff series Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)</p>
<p>LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hunter Greene lived out a childhood dream Tuesday night, making his first postseason start for the Cincinnati Reds in his hometown.</p>
<p>There was no Hollywood ending for him, though.</p>
<p>Greene gave up a leadoff homer to Shohei Ohtani and lasted only three innings as the Los Angeles Dodgers pounded Cincinnati pitching for a 10-5 victory in the opener of their NL Wild Card Series.</p>
<p>The hard-throwing right-hander was tagged for six hits and five runs — all on three homers. He walked two and struck out four.</p>
<p>"Just wasn't great at executing my slider," Greene said. "That's where I got hurt the most tonight. I've got to be able to make that pitch."</p>
<p>The 26-year-old Greene prepped at Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, about 15 miles north of Dodger Stadium, and was the second overall pick in the 2017 amateur draft.</p>
<p>He grew up a Dodgers fan, but thought he kept his emotions in check Tuesday night.</p>
<p>"Even keeled. Never felt fast," said Greene, an All-Star last year. "Just wasn't able to execute the way I needed to."</p>
<p>In the first inning, Ohtani laced a 117.7 mph drive off a 100.4 mph fastball from Greene — the fastest pitch the three-time MVP has homered on in his major league career.</p>
<p>Greene issued consecutive walks to Freddie Freeman and Max Muncy in the third, and those proved costly when Teoscar Hernández and Tommy Edman launched back-to-back homers that gave the Dodgers a 5-0 lead. Greene got out of the inning after that, but then Reds manager Terry Francona went to his bullpen.</p>
<p>"Ball just got away from me, that's really it," said Greene, who went 7-4 with a 2.76 ERA in 19 starts this season.</p>
<p>Ohtani turned around a triple-digit fastball early, but Greene struck him out in the second inning on a 100 mph heater.</p>
<p>That fastball seemed to generate mixed results.</p>
<p>"There were some swings and misses on it," Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson said. "I know Ohtani got one to hit. Just kind of a bad location. Teoscar hit the slider. I thought he made some good pitches, but they just took advantage of some he didn't."</p>
<p>During Monday's workout at Dodger Stadium, Greene went to the mound and dropped to a knee, perhaps envisioning a scenario in which he turned the ball over to the Cincinnati bullpen after a successful playoff outing.</p>
<p>Maybe another night.</p>
<p>"(I'm) frustrated, but I have a lot of confidence that I'll be back in this position and that we'll be able to come out on top," Greene said.</p>
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