In a game the Diamondbacks had to have, right-hander Zack Greinke was there to play “stopper” in an 8-4 win over the San Diego Padres on Sunday, snapping a four-game losing streak in the process.
Greinke lasted seven innings and yielded two runs while picking up his second win of the season. It wasn’t a perfect start by any means, but it was one the Diamondbacks desperately needed.
“Everybody thinks a stopper is the closer or the last guy into a game but there are stoppers in the rotation,” Lovullo said. “Zack has been a stopper for us in a lot of moments.