Shane Greene became the answer to this trivia question: Name the one pitcher to give up 5 home runs in fewer than 2 innings of work?
You could say Shane Greene struggled against the Angels Saturday night. He would probably agree. Greene failed to get out of the second inning, allowing seven runs and getting only five outs. However, it was the way in which he gave up those runs that is remarkable.
According to Baseball Reference, Greene became the first player in Major League Baseball to surrender five home runs while working fewer than two innings.