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It was only a matter of time before the Dodgers wound up facing Zack Greinke. That day is now here, and while I can’t speak for other Dodger fans on this one…this is gonna be tough for me to watch. I still miss him a lot, in large part because of things like this:
And this:
Zack Greinke has officially changed his walk-up song to Careless Whisper. “It’s my favorite song right now,” he said.
— Pedro Moura (@pedromoura) May 23, 2015
And this:
Meanwhile, here's Zack Greinke not understanding how to wear a beanie pic.twitter.com/YHTbXYuLnh
— Sarah Wexler (@SarahWexler32) May 2, 2014
Fare thee well, sweet prince.
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Utley
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Segura
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Seager
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Lamb
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Turner
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Goldschmidt
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González
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CF
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Peralta
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Thompson
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C
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Castillo
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Pederson
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O’Brien
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Grandal
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Tomás
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Van Slyke
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Greinke (R)
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P
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Bolsinger (R)
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SS
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Ahmed
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Of course, it doesn’t help matters that Greinke has been pretty solid for Arizona this season. This is in spite of the fact that he lasted just four innings in his Diamondbacks debut, allowing seven runs on nine hits (three home runs) and a walk while striking out only two.
Greinke seems to have turned this around since then, though. He’s gone at least six innings in every other start he’s made. In nine of those 12 games, he’s given up three runs or fewer, bringing his season ERA down to 3.84 (3.33 FIP). He’s struck out 71, while walking 15. His last time out vs. Tampa Bay was his best start of the season so far, as he delivered a complete-game, three-hit shutout (2 K, 2 BB).
Mike Bolsinger is on the mound for the Dodgers, making his fifth start of the season. Bolsinger hasn’t been great to this point. His ERA of 5.75 is nearly identical to his FIP of 5.77. He’s been bitten by the home run bug, and badly — he’s given up at least one dinger in each of his starts so far (5 HR allowed in 20 and 1/3 IP), good for a HR/9 of 2.21. In his defense, his HR/FB rate is an absurdly high 22.7%, which will surely decrease if he remains in the rotation for any length of time. That said, Chase Field has seen the third most home runs of any MLB stadium so far this year, so Bolsinger has that to contend with tonight.
The fourth-place Diamondbacks are 28-37 overall, but they’re 9-4 in Greinke’s starts. Pair that with a Dodgers offense that’s been floundering, and it’s a little difficult to feel optimistic heading into this matchup.
In other Dodger news, Carl Crawford was officially released today:
Shockingly (not) OF Carl Crawford cleared waivers and was officially released by #Dodgers today. Free agent now. Owed approx $35m thru 2017
— Bill Plunkett (@billplunkettocr) June 13, 2016
There was also this update on Andre Ethier:
Andre Ethier has been working out at Camelback Ranch, these 3 days he's at Chase Field. No baseball activity yet. #Dodgers
— David Vassegh (@THEREAL_DV) June 13, 2016
Ethier scheduled to get a scan on his right leg this Thursday #Dodgers
— David Vassegh (@THEREAL_DV) June 13, 2016
There was also, uh, this:
[table id=5/]Andre Ethier said he ate chrysanthemums to expedite his healing process. So there is that.
— Andy McCullough (@ByMcCullough) June 14, 2016
