Zack Greinke reminded the Oakland A’s tonight just how good he can be, even with max velocity around 90 mph. Greinke allowed only one run in eight baffling innings. He recorded eight strikeouts, no walks, and scattered four hits. He threw 63 strikes out of 89 pitches, 15 of those were whiffs. 21 of his 27 batters saw a strike on their first pitch.
Greinke’s only blemish was an RBI double to Zack Murphy in the second inning.
Meanwhile, the Astros scored early and often. Jose Altuve set the tone with a lead-off homer on the first pitch of the game against A’s starter Frankie Montas.