MIAMI – Primed with espresso in the clubhouse and led by their ace Zack Greinke on the mound, the plate and bases, the Diamondbacks coasted to a 4-0 victory over the Marlins to wrap up a sensational 8-2 road trip.
It wasn’t exactly “Breakfast at Wimbledon,” but Thursday’s early 9:10 a.m. first pitch (Phoenix time) certainly didn’t stop the Diamondbacks from their month-long trend of getting off to fast starts.
Just seeing a Marlins jersey is enough to wake up Greinke, a Florida native and former tennis prodigy, who has won all six career starts against Miami with an ERA hovering near 1.