Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona was heard during the Fanduel Sports Network broadcast of Monday’s series-opening win against the Giants in San Francisco congratulating starting pitcher Hunter Greene for the longest outing of his MLB career.

Francona also told Greene he didn’t want to lift him for Tony Santillan, and would’ve preferred to let Greene get one final out for what would’ve been his first nine-inning complete game as a big-leaguer.

“You know I didn’t want to come out there (to take you out of the game),” Francona told Greene. “That was f—ing awesome. Way to go.”

Fanduel Sports Network reporter Jim Day asked Greene a short time later whether he could share what Francona told him.

“He said it’s fun to watch,” Greene said. “You know, he didn’t want to come out there. I didn’t want to come out. Obviously I’m uber-competitive. I dream of games like today. I know it’s not gonna be the last time. But I’m so glad, man, that we came through and the boys, we fought all the way to the end. Obviously it’s been a tough stretch. But we’re resilient. And we’ve got the right guys to pull off a game like today.”

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