For a little more than five innings on Sunday afternoon in Cincinnati, Brandon Sproat had held the Reds in check.

He wasn't quite perfect — issuing four walks and a run on a sacrifice fly — but the Reds' inability to gain any serious traction on offense or collect a hit proved Sproat belonged in his major league debut.

But while Sproat minimized the damage early, the Reds' Hunter Greene put forth a masterful performance to counter.

When the Reds collected their first hit in the sixth inning, it snowballed.

A broken-bat, one-out single by Noelvi Marte, followed by an RBI double by Elly De La Cruz and RBI single by Austin Hays, dented Sproat's line in his debut. He finished with three earned runs allowed on three hits and four walks while striking out seven. Expert MLB daily picks: Uniq

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