OAKLAND, Calif. -- Zack Greinke returns to the site of past success Sunday afternoon when he attempts to snap out of a road slump in the finale of a three-game interleague series against the Oakland Athletics.
The teams have split two well-pitched games to open the series, with Arizona's Patrick Corbin shutting down the A's 7-1 on Friday night before Oakland's Daniel Mengden went the distance in a 3-0, get-even blanking of the Diamondbacks on Saturday afternoon.
If the Diamondbacks, who have lost eight of nine, are to win their first series since May 4-6 against the Houston Astros, Greinke is going to have to do something he hasn't done all season -- pitch well on the road.