Greinke (4-2) gave up one run on one hit and one walk over eight innings in Thursday's 2-1 win over the Pirates and struck out 11 batters.
After a forgettable first season in the desert, Greinke has returned to ace-like form in 2017, and saved his most masterful performance for Thursday. He faced the minimum number of batters and carried a no-hitter into the eighth inning before the Pirates' Gregory Polanco hit a leadoff homer to spoil the effort. Still, thanks to a wicked slider and an excellent job painting the strike zone, Greinke was able to record 24 outs on an efficient 107 pitches before closer Fernando Rodney pitched a scoreless ninth inning to give the 33-year-old his fourth win of the campaign. With a 2.79 ERA, 1.03 WHIP and 58:9 K:BB through 51.2 innings this season, Greinke has looked like one of the early frontrunners for the NL Cy Young award.