Cincinnati Reds ace Hunter Greene was still in Los Angeles Friday night, pending one more meeting with specialists before returning to Cincinnati.

Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona spoke with reporters on Thursday before they face off against the Detroit Tigers and shared an update on starting pitcher Hunter Greene. Greene went to Los Angeles to get a second opinion on his injured groin,

The Cincinnati Reds are in the middle of the standings in their division, making them a team with many options available at the deadline.

LATEST VIDEOS Powered by BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers lead 1-0 in a three-game series with the Cincinnati Reds. Detroit is 46-25 overall and 24-9 in home games. The Tigers have the second-ranked team ERA in the AL at 3.26.

After Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Brady Singer was hit in the biceps by a screaming line drive last Sunday, Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona was holding his breathe.

"It's a good check to see where we're at. It's gonna show what areas we need to work on, what areas we excel at," Nick Martinez said.

The Savannah Bananas are playing at Great American Ball Park on Friday night. Fav-favorite Sean Casey got an at-bat and drew a walk in only a way he could. The ball went to the backstop and Casey rounded first pretending he was going to try for second before retreating back to first.

In between three IL stints this season Reds LF Austin Hays is hitting .303 with 6 homers and a .901 OPS in 31 games.