Hunter Greene dazzled in a crucial game for the Cincinnati Reds Sunday, allowing just a run and a hit while striking out 12 over seven innings in a 3-2 victory over the visiting New York Mets.

Greene, who missed more than two months of the season because of a groin injury, pitched seven innings for the first time since April. He also matched his season high in strikeouts and yielded a season low in hits as the Reds (72-71) took the rubber match of the weekend series.

Austin Hays drove in two for the Reds, while the Mets (76-67) got home runs from Brett Baty and Juan Soto.

Cincinnati needed Greene's performance because Mets starter Brandon Sproat no-hit the Reds through the first 5 1/3 innings of his big-league debut. They finally got to Sproat, though, scoring twice in the sixth inning

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