Dodgers starting pitcher Zack Greinke received a "scheduled" lubricating injection in his right elbow on Thursday as part of preseason conditioning, and will be shut down for a few days, per the team's official website.
The 31-year-old right hander threw five bullpen sessions prior to reporting to camp. Don Mattingly told reporters that Greinke has had same lubricating injection in his elbow all three springs with Dodgers.
"It's pretty much been a common spring thing since we've had him," Mattingly said, per SB Nation.
Greinke went 17-8 with a 2.71 ERA and 207:43 K:BB ratio in 202 1/3 innings in 2014.