Monday, May 4, 2009

Greinke now 6-0 with yet another shutout

Kansas City's Zack Greinke is now 6-0, after a complete-game shutout over the Chicago White Sox, 3-0, on Monday night.

Greinke struck out 10, the third time in four starts that he has allowed zero earned runs and fanned 10 in a nine-inning complete-game effort.

His ERA is 0.40.

In fact, the Blue Jays have been the only team so far to have solved the right-hander.

In his last start, last Wednesday against Toronto, Greinke gave up two runs in seven innings in an 11-3 win--the only time this season he has allowed any earned runs.

Amazing.

Last year, it was Cliff Lee who was having the microscopic ERA--0.67 in his first seven starts--as the Tribe hurler went on to a 22-3 season.

Back then, it was Lee who captured the Cy Young Award over the Jays' Roy Halladay.

This year, could it be Greinke's magical season that thwarts Halladay's bid for the pitching award?

Halladay is 5-1 with a 3.68 ERA thus far, but has been widely acknowledged as the AL's best pitcher.

Yet these last two seasons, someone else comes through and has a breakout season (while never really having done it before).

Too bad.

Well, we'll see if Greinke can continue this great pitching.

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