Did a bout of the flu compromise Zack Greinke’s start against the Colorado Rockies on Opening Day?
That’s what FOX Sports national baseball writer Ken Rosenthal suggested in a tweet Tuesday morning. It read: “Greinke pitched with flu. Did not come close to missing start; decision that he would pitch was made day before.”
If Greinke was sick, that was news to Diamondbacks manager Chip Hale. Hale said Greinke had been suffering from respiratory issues in spring training, but he was checked out and “that was the extent of it.”
“I think what bothered him were their at-bats and the location of his pitches,” Hale added.