Greinke improved to 5-2 on the season after giving up four runs on five hits and two walks over 6.2 innings in Tuesday's 5-4 victory over the Mets. He struck out eight batters during the outing.
Greinke saw his streak of five consecutive quality starts come to an end after serving up a two-run homer to Rene Rivera in the seventh inning to cut the Diamondbacks' lead to one run, but the bullpen shut down the Mets the rest of the way to help the right-hander secure another victory. Though he's served up nine homers in as many starts this season, Greinke has been able to avoid significant damage to his ERA thanks to an impeccable 66:11 K:BB, which represents the best ratio of his career. He'll benefit from another favorable matchup in his next turn Monday against the White Sox.