Starting Five is our wrapup of the previous day's baseball action, with a quick nod to what is ahead.You Oughta Know ...
That the folks who picked Zack Greinke as a darkhorse Cy Young candidate are feeling pretty good right now. Greinke ran his scoreless innings streak to 34, dating back to last season, with a shutout of the Rangers in Arlington, the first of his career.
Greinke's streak is the longest in Royals history, but it's not the record. Baseball rules say that scoreless innings streaks must be in the same season. Kevin Appier had a 33-inning streak in 1993.
Greinke is the first pitcher since Woody Williams in 2003 to start the season with three consecutive scoreless starts. Greinke has pitched 20 scoreless innings this season.
He became the first Royals pitcher to pitch a shutout at Texas since Bud Black in 1985.
From the Trainers' Room ...
Red Sox shortstop Jed Lowrie will go to Arizona to get a second opinion on his sprained left wrist. Lowrie, who is on the DL, said he fears his season may be over if he needs surgery.
By the Numbers ...
In the past 10 games, the Giants have scored 15 runs, which is how many the Indians had by the third inning of their record-setting blowout of the Yankees.
In Their Own Words ...
"I just dropped it. Torii Hunter, he's got 10 Gold Gloves and he misses sometimes. What about me? I don't even got a silver one." -- Dodgers outfielder Manny Ramirez, on his dropped fly ball. Ramirez made up for his error by hitting his first two homers of the season, leading the Dodgers to their seventh consecutive victory.
Advance Scouting ...
Giants lefty Randy Johnson will make his third attempt this season at career victory No. 296, but he'll also be going for No. 1 against the Diamondbacks. Arizona is the only team Johnson has never beaten, because it's the only team he's never faced. Johnson pitched eight seasons for the Diamondbacks, winning four of his five Cy Young Awards.
