Chase Burns is injured and will be placed on the IL. The news is a bummer so soon after the Reds got Hunter Greene back from his injury. The Reds announced Friday that Burns is being placed on the IL with a Grade 1 flexor strain. The move is retroactive to August 12.

The Reds still trail the New York Mets for the third and final wild-card spot in the National League and have their work cut out for them.

From the Reds’ perspective, the long-awaited return of Hunter Greene to the mound on Wednesday night vs. the Phillies could not have gone better. For a team trying to make it into the postseason, its timing could be pivotal.