Greinke sharp, Astros end 6-game skid, beat Astros 1-0
By CHRIS TALBOTTApril 18, 2021 GMT
SEATTLE (AP) Zack Greinke pitched eight sharp innings, rookie Taylor Jones drove in the only run and the depleted Houston Astros ended a six-game losing streak, edging the Seattle Mariners 1-0 Saturday night.
Greinke allowed four hits and walked none. He struck out six, two of them on 67 mph curveballs.
Ryan Pressly pitched the ninth for his first save.
Jones, from nearby Kent, Washington, hit an RBI single with two outs in the fourth. He’s been pressed into service after five Astros – including starters José Altuve, Alex Bregman and Yordan Álvarez – were moved to the injured list due to COVID-19 protocols on Wednesday.
SEATTLE Zack Greinke pitched eight sharp innings, rookie Taylor Jones drove in the only run and the depleted Houston Astros ended a six-game losing streak, edging the Seattle Mariners 1-0 Saturday night.
Greinke allowed four hits and walked none. He struck out six, two of them on 67 mph curveballs.
“That s what aces do,” Astros manager Dusty Baker said. “Guys like him . they stop the bleeding and we re about bled out.”
Ryan Pressly pitched the ninth for his first save, though Baker said he considered letting Greinke go for the complete game after an eight-pitch eighth inning.
“It s fun to watch him, Pressly said. I wish we had a better view instead of all the way out in the bullpen. It s fun to watch how he manipulates pitches, the way he moves them in and out. We were talking about it in the clubhouse: He s like an artist when he s out there.”
Greinke sharp, Astros end 6-game skid, beat Mariners
Zack Greinke pitched eight sharp innings, rookie Taylor Jones drove in the only run and the depleted Houston Astros ended a six-game losing streak, edging the Seattle Mariners 1-0 Saturday night.
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SEATTLE Zack Greinke pitched eight sharp innings, rookie Taylor Jones drove in the only run and the depleted Houston Astros ended a six-game losing streak, edging the Seattle Mariners 1-0 Saturday night.
Greinke allowed four hits and walked none. He struck out six, two of them on 67 mph curveballs.
“That s what aces do,” Astros manager Dusty Baker said. “Guys like him . they stop the bleeding and we re about bled out.”
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