Zack Greinke put any concerns over his elbow to rest in his Dodgers' debut last night, as he tossed 6 1/3 innings of shutout ball in a 3-0 win over the Pirates in front of a packed house at Dodger Stadium.
Greinke allowed just two hits on the night while striking out six and walking none. The $147 million man retired 14 consecutive batters between a second-inning single by Neil Walker and a single by Andrew McCutchen with one out in the seventh. McCutchen was the final batter he faced on the evening. Heck, Greinke even singled and did a takeout slide to break up a double play. Pretty good night all around.
While the Dodgers' offense has been slow to come around thus far, their pitchers have allowed just four runs in 36 innings through the first four games. Yes, that's a 1.00 ERA. And they'll have ace Clayton Kershaw back on the hill tonight. He may improve that ERA and also provide some thump for the lineup.