MIAMI -- It was quite a memorable night for the Reds, who had plenty of historic -- or near-historic -- moments in their 10-inning 10-4 series-finale win over the Marlins on Thursday night at loanDepot park.

Let’s begin at the end: With their go-ahead 10th inning, the Reds scored seven runs in an extra inning for the first time since June 13, 1985, when they plated seven in the 11th inning vs. the Braves.

Cincinnati had nine batters come to the plate before Miami recorded an out, finishing the frame with four singles, two walks, one hit-by-pitch and one sacrifice fly.

“Playing a night game on a getaway day in Miami, going to Milwaukee, might as well win it; that’s kind of what I was saying when I came in from the outfield for the top of the 10th,” said TJ Friedl, who homered in the first and then was hit on his left knee in the 10th to plate the game-winning run. “Everyone had good at-bats, kind of just kept things rolling, batted around the order and took care of business.”

“What an inning,” manager David Bell said. “It was a great inning, to be able to not only get the runner across but give a little bit of a cushion. And, you know, a lot of great at-bats led to that inning.”

“It was crazy -- like, towards the end of the game, it's like, 'Bang, bang, bang,'” starter Hunter Greene said. “I was watching the game in [Bell's] office, and it was cool to see us finish like that.”

But that wasn’t the only historic event in Miami. Greene had already made some history of his own.

With three scoreless frames to open the finale, Greene extended his streak to 24 scoreless frames before it came to an end in a three-run fourth inning. It is the longest such streak by a Reds starter since Tom Browning’s 25-inning scoreless streak from June 6-25, 1989.

Meanwhile, Elly De La Cruz took a step -- or rather, a sprint -- toward another historic achievement of his own, swiping second base as part of a double steal in the fifth inning, his 59th stolen base of the season. With one more steal, De La Cruz can become the fifth AL/NL player -- and the third Reds player -- to hit 20 homers and steal 60 bases in a single season (since 1901).

Bell also made some history -- for better or worse -- when he was ejected after the top of the seventh inning, his 31st career ejection, which set a franchise record (previously held by Sparky Anderson).

As for Greene, who was the first to admit he didn’t have his best stuff -- he walked two batters and hit two for the fourth time in his career and third time this season -- the night might not have gone the ideal route, but he still delivered. Tossing over 100 pitches for the 12th time this season, Greene struck out five over six innings, allowing those three runs (all in the fourth inning) on six hits. It was his team-leading 12th quality start.

“Honestly, I take a lot more pride in days like today when you don't have your best stuff and you're still able to go out and still get a [team] win,” Greene said. “It's a testament of your focus and trying to make, you know, the best pitches you can without having your best stuff. …

“It's days like today when I think it honestly shows if you're a professional pitcher or not, if that makes sense. You're not going to always come out on top. I easily could have had three or four more runs on top of today, but being able to still -- like I said -- keep guys in it is important.”

Greene, whose breakout season (a 2.90 ERA in 136 1/3 innings over 23 starts) has him in NL Cy Young Award conversations, has cemented himself as the Reds’ up-and-coming ace. His teammates already see him as such, and it’s nights like Thursday’s finale that only make that more clear.

“Even though he may not have his best stuff today, he was still battling, still competing,” Friedl said, “and that's kind of what you can guarantee from him every single start.

“He's been an ace for us all year. He's had how many outings where he's kept us in the game and the offense, we've struggled to kind of bounce back and fight for him. So it was only a matter of time, but we had his back.”