Houston Astros starter Zack Greinke (6-2) will take the mound against the Rangers on Wednesday at Minute Maid Park. The veteran has been consistently inconsistent as of late, following up a complete game against the Blue Jays on June 4 with getting knocked around for four runs in only three innings pitched against the Red Sox in his last start. Greinke is now 4-1 over his last six starts and the Astros are 10-4 overall in games that the 37-year-old pitches. Greinke has really struggled pitching...

Houston Astros starter Zack Greinke (6-2) is scheduled to face the Red Sox at Fenway Park on Thursday. The veteran has been fantastic on the road, going 4-0 with a 0.74 WHIP and a 1.50 ERA through six starts away from Minute Maid Park. Greinke is currently enjoying a strong stretch on the mound, going 4-1 over his last seven starts with a 3.38 ERA. He's been even better his last two turns, allowing only two runs through 17 innings pitched during that span. Greinke is lining up to be a bankable ...

Houston Astros starter Zack Greinke twirled eight terrific innings on Sunday, shutting down a potent Padres team in the team's 7-4 victory. Greinke (5-2) allowed only one run on six hits and now has won three of his last four starts. The veteran may not have the elite stuff of seasons past but is averaging 7.25 innings per start over his last trips to the mound. Greinke hit a rough patch towards the end of April but has bounced back nicely and now has a 3.67 ERA through 12 starts this season. ...

Houston Astros starting pitcher Zack Greinke delivered one of his best outings of the year so far on Wednesday against the Oakland Athletics. Greinke pitched eight innings and allowed four hits, no walks and one earned run while recording a season-high eight strikeouts. He earned the win to improve to 4-1 on the year. He now has a 3.77 ERA and a 1.17 WHIP. Greinke has posted two straight quality starts after a three-game stretch where he failed to go deeper than four innings in each outing. ...

Houston Astros starter Zack Greinke will try and snap out of a mini-slump when he takes the mound for his next start this week. The veteran has been uneven on the mound his past three turns and has allowed 11 earned runs over his last 12 innings pitched. The right-handed starter has allowed a home run in each of his last three outings and his ERA has jumped up to 4.23 for the season. Greinke is too smart of a pitcher to continue to be knocked around and will look to get back on the right track ...

Houston Astros starter Zack Greinke will try and bring more consistency to his game heading into the month of May. Greinke (2-1) and followed up strong performances with mediocre ones and has allowed 36 hits through his first 36 2/3 innings pitched. The veteran is still one of the most cerebral talents in the game but his stuff is beginning to fade. Through his first six starts, the right-hander is posting the lowest K/9 (6.63) mark of his career. The season is young and that number could rise ...

Houston Astros starting pitcher Zack Greinke was fantastic in Saturday's 1-0 win over the Seattle Mariners. Greinke pitched eight scoreless innings, allowing four hits and no walks while striking out six. He earned his second win on the year. Greinke has turned in quality starts in three of his four outings this year. This recent start was particularly encouraging as it followed his lone bad start of the year, in which he gave up six earned runs over 4 2/3 innings to the Detroit Tigers. Greinke...

Houston Astros starting pitcher Zack Greinke has been fantastic through two starts this year. Both of his starts have gone for quality starts and the Astros won both games. He's pitched 13 innings and allowed eight hits, one walk and two earned runs while striking out eight. He's only allowed one barrel, via a Mike Trout home run, over 36 batted balls. His strikeouts are a bit down from his usual rate. He currently has a strikeout rate of 17.8%, which is down from 24.5% last year. However, all...

Houston Astros starter Zack Greinke looked sharp in his first outing of the season, hurling six shutout innings in the Astros 8-1 win over the A's on Opening Day. Greinke (1-0) allowed only three hits and struck out four in an impressive, veteran performance. The right-hander may be getting up there in age but he showed an ability to keep hitters guessing. Greinke will try and carry this sparkling performance into his next start.

Houston Astros starting pitcher Zack Greinke has been named the Opening Day starter, according to Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle. Greinke went 3-3 with a 4.03 ERA over 12 starts in 2020, posting a 24.5 percent strikeout rate and a 3.3 percent walk rate in 67 innings. He will open the season on the road against the Oakland Athletics, after making three starts against them in 2020 in which he went 1-1 with a 3.71 ERA and a 24.3 percent strikeout rate. Greinke will be a must-start against ...