On Tuesday night, Zack Greinke reached a big time milestone.
Greinke, 35, recorded the 2,500th strikeout of his career during a 3-2 loss to the San Diego Padres at Petco Park. The right-hander became the 37th pitcher all time to gain entry into that exclusive club with his third strikeout, when he the Padres’ Franmil Reyes in the fourth inning.
“We all need to sit back and appreciate what that means and who we have throwing for us every fifth day,” D’backs manager Torey Lovullo told mlb.com of Greinke. “He’s a very special, special pitcher.”
Greinke finished with five strikeouts, giving him 2,502 for his career.
“I haven’t thought about it at all,” Greinke told mlb.com of the milestone. “I didn’t even know that it happened.”
Among active pitchers, only CC Sabathia of the New York Yankees, Justin Verlander of the Houston Astros and Max Scherzer of the Washington Nationals have more strikeouts than Greinke. Seattle Mariners right-hander Felix Hernandez has 2,501 career strikeouts.
Greinke went seven innings, allowing three runs and four hits. He took the loss, falling to 6-2 with a 2.89 ERA.
Source: Orlando Sentinel
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