Jose Altuve’s triple and home run against Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke on Saturday gave him a career .533 batting average against the major league ERA leader. The top four all-time hitters against Greinke:
1. Jose Altuve .533 (8-15)
2. Scott Podsednik .447 (17-38)
3. Joey Votto .444 (12-27)
4. Nick Swisher .438 (7-16)
HOUSTON >> Brett Anderson was honest with himself Friday after the Dodgers wound up on the wrong end of a no-hitter. “The only way we would’ve had a chance today,” the pitcher said, “is if I’d gone scoreless.”
Zack Greinke, who so often has pitched (or hit) the Dodgers out of losing streaks this season, could have said the same thing Saturday.