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Hunter Greene looked like a completely different pitcher Friday night in Cincinnati. The right-hander, returning from elbow surgery that wiped out his first three months, struck out twelve and scattered just three hits across seven dominant innings as the Reds shut out the Cubs four to nothing. Elly De La Cruz and JJ Bleday went deep to supply the offense, and Greene picked up his first win of the season.
Meanwhile in Boston, the Red Sox are quietly becoming one of the hottest teams in baseball. Winners of eleven of their last thirteen games, they've swept through three of four recent series, including matchups against division leaders. Reports out of The Sporting News suggest shortstop Jeremy Peña could be the piece that pushes this club from contender to genuine threat down the stretch.
And shifting to the AFC, the Denver Broncos are generating some serious buzz before a single regular season snap has been played. New power rankings out of The Sporting News have Denver sitting near the top of the AFC, raising real questions about whether Bo Nix and this revamped roster are built for a deep postseason run.
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