Game Date: May 26, 2009
Detroit @ Kansas City
Royals 6, Tigers 1 / Box Score
WP: Greinke (8-1), LP: Jackson (4-3)
KC Home Runs: Guillen (4)
Royals Record: 23-23 / Record in May 11-13
If Carl Pavano pitched for the Tigers, would he have said that Tigers’ hitters wore Zack Greinke out tonight because they scored a run against him? You have to wonder.
Zack Greinke is putting together one of the greatest seasons in the modern era. Will it last? Who knows. But enjoy each start because we’re seeing something that we might just be telling our grandchildren about someday.
Let’s look at a few of Greinke’s accomplishments so far this season:
- His ERA is 0.84, which means he’s the first pitcher to have an ERA under 1.00 in his first ten starts since Juan Marichal did it in 1966.
- The closest starting pitcher to Greinke’s 0.84 ERA is Johan Santana who is currently at 1.50. The closest starting pitcher in the AL is Roy Halladay at 2.52.
- Greinke has 12 BB and 81 SO, which means his strikeout to walk ratio is 6.75 to 1.
- He’s one of five pitchers in the past 15 seasons to have at least five complete games in his first ten starts.
- He leads the majors in ERA, complete games, and shutouts.
- In a Royals uniform, only Bret Saberhagen won eight games as quickly as Greinke has.
- He has not allowed a single home run all season.
Greinke is on pace to go 28-3 which, if he were able to stay on pace, he would best Bob Welch in 1990, who went 27-6. You have to go back to a time when four-man rotations were king to find a pitcher with more wins. Denny McLain was 31-6 in 1968 with 41 starts.
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