"The last couple of years I was pitching pretty good, but it seemed like I could never finish one of my outings without giving up a run," Greinke said. "It seemed like every time and I'd give up one. And I'd be watching Kersh [Clayton Kershaw], and he'd give up none. I thought that was the way it always was going to be."
Last year, Kershaw ran the table to a 21-3 record and a 1.77 ERA -- the lowest in the Majors for a starter since Pedro Martinez finished at 1.74 with the Red Sox in 2000, and the lowest in the National League since Greg Maddux had a 1.