SI.com · Mar 31, 2022
Zack Greinke Will Make Second Opening Day Start for Royals 12 Years After First
Zack Greinke is back in Kansas City, and manager Mike Matheny has already named him the Royals’ opening day starter. It will be Greinke’s second career Opening Day start for the Royals, but the first one came a while ago.
Greinke also started for Kansas City on Opening Day to begin the 2010 season. That is a 12 year gap between Opening Day starts in Kansas City for Greinke.
Greinke pitched six innings and allowed two runs on six hits with four strikeouts in the 2010 game as the Royals lost to the Tigers 8-4. Greinke actually outpitched Detroit’s starter, Justin Verlander, but Kansas City’s bullpen blew the game late.