Zack Greinke tossed eight solid innings for his first win in nearly a month Tuesday, leading the Kansas City Royals to a 2-1 victory over the Houston Astros, and snapping a five-game skid for his club who's won just seven of their last 23 games.Greinke (9-3, 1.90 ERA) surrendered one run in the first before pitching seven shutout innings. He allowed eight hits overall, but not one extra-base hit, and no more than one per inning after the first.
The Royals (30-39) are currently sitting at fourth in the American League Central, 8.5 games behind the division-leading Detroit Tigers, and 1.5 ahead of the struggling Cleveland Indians.
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3 comments:
Pretty hard to get any run support when you pitch for KC. He's lucky to have 9 wins.
It's a shame Greinke can't single-handedly carry the Royals to the top of the divison. He might be able to help keep them out of the basement though!
He might be able to help keep them out of the basement though!
If the Indians keep playing like crap, they shouldn't need Greinke's help at all.
*Shakes fist at Cleveland.
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