This evening, Zack Greinke will take the mound at Kauffman Stadium for just the fifth time since he made his last start in a Royals uniform in 2011. The soon-to-be 36-year-old is now a member of the Houston Astros, who now boast the most dominant starting rotation in baseball. Gerrit Cole and Justin Verlander are in a tug-of-war with each other and Lance Lynn, of all people, for the American League Cy Young Award. Cole and Verlander have combined for an 11.9 fWAR this season and are both top-five pitchers in baseball according to that metric.
Greinke, however, is not far behind.