Greinke was placed on the 15-day injured list Tuesday, retroactive to Aug. 7, with right posterior elbow soreness.

EDGE Analysis

Greinke struggled in Sunday's series finale against the Phillies, yielding five earned runs over just four innings while falling to 1-12 on the season. It's not yet clear how the Royals plan to cover his rotation spot, which next comes up Friday versus St. Louis.