When the Arizona Diamondbacks signed Zack Greinke to a record six-year, $206.5 million contract, it was in large part to have an ace for marquee playoff games. Greinke stumbled in the National League Wild Card Game, but was in position to rebound against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
After the Diamondbacks dropped the first two games of the NL Division Series, their backs were up against the wall but had comfort in returning to Chase Field with Greinke on the mound. That optimism quickly went by the wayside, as he was at 29 pitches through the first inning, and 54 after the first two frames.