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Greinke gives up 5 homers in return to LA
- Updated: September 6, 2016
LOS ANGELES — Zack Greinke was at a loss to explain what happened Monday night at Dodger Stadium when his former team hit five home runs off him in beating the D-backs, 10-2.
“I feel like I can throw every pitch wherever I want, and it’s just not consistent enough right now,” Greinke said.
This was Greinke’s first start at Dodger Stadium since spurning the Dodgers in favor of a six-year, $206.5 million deal with the D-backs in the offseason, and the crowd let their displeasure with that decision be known booing him when he came up for his first at-bat in the third inning.
That would be his only trip to the plate, but the crowd got in its last licks, booing him as he walked off the mound.
“I don’t really think about it anymore,” Greinke said when asked if he was expecting that kind of reaction.
Did starting in Los Angeles for the first time since leaving carry any extra pressure with it?
“Nah, felt real comfortable out there,” Greinke said. “Just not a good game.”
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