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Zack attack: Greinke lends swagger in return
- Updated: August 10, 2016
NEW YORK — The D-backs appeared to have a little extra bounce in their step in Tuesday night’s 5-3 win over the Mets at Citi Field.
And it’s probably no coincidence that they also had their ace, Zack Greinke, back on the mound after a six-week stint on the disabled list with a strained left oblique.
Greinke sustained the injury on June 28 against the Phillies. From June 29 until this past Sunday, the D-backs went 9-22, the worst winning percentage in the Majors over that time period.
“It just gets guys invigorated,” D-backs manager Chip Hale said of Greinke’s return. “They know he’s out there, he’s going to give us a quality start pretty much every time he goes out there, so guys are excited to play behind him.”
Greinke (11-3) allowed three runs on five hits over six innings, with two of the three runs coming on a Neil Walker homer during his final inning.
Outside of a two-batter sequence in the sixth when he gave up a double to Curtis …
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