Even Zack Grienke, considered the ace of the Arizona Diamondbacks, could not escape the quagmire of the rotation on Sunday.
Since rocked in his opening day effort for seven runs in a loss to the Rockies, Greinke seemed to flat-line. Sure, he picked up 11 wins this season, but his elevated ERA portends trouble. After beaten down by the Boston Red Sox Sunday afternoon, Greinke’s record dropped 11-4, but the ERA of 4.31 stands among his all-time high. During the 2005 season, Greinke went 5-17 and a 5.80 ERA for Kansas City.
One game removed from coming off the disabled list with a right oblique strain, Greinke was last able to defeat the New York Mets last Tuesday night.