Following its blowout win on Monday afternoon, Kansas City was stifled by the efforts of Miles Mikolas in a 2-1 loss.
Despite its lackluster offense, the Royals received an outstanding outing from Zack Greinke. Greinke, who’d posted a sub-3.00 ERA in the month of May, didn’t have to skate around much trouble in the first four innings. Unfortunately for him, his offense let him down once again.
The right-hander’s most impressive act came in the fifth inning. With nobody out, the Cardinals put a runner at third base. Feeling the pressure of keeping the game tied, Greinke struck out back-to-back hitters and induced a fly out — keeping it scoreless.