Zach Greinke is again pitching brilliantly this year, but he is 1-4 due to a pathetic Royals offense that has given him no support, while Aaron Cook is coming around nicely
It's been a frustrating season for American League Cy Young winner Zack Greinke
of the Kansas City Royals
.
Greinke continues to go out and pitch brilliantly, if not quite as well as last season, but he's not getting any support and as a result it took him until May 13 to get his first win of the season. The Royals have only averaged a paltry 2.9 runs per game through Greinke's first nine starts and that has pretty much been responsible for his 1-4 record up to this point in the season.
Colorado Rockies
right-hander Aaron Cook
has seen his run support dwindle this season as well, but with an average of right around five runs per game, it's still a lot better than Greinke's. And Cook has been pitching much better lately, having surrendered only one run in seven innings in his last start, a no-decision at Wrigley Field.
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The American League has dominated interleague play the past several seasons, but that rule didn't apply to these two teams in 2009. KC was just 8-10 against the NL in 2009, while Colorado was 11-4, the best inter-league record of any National League team and one of only five NL teams to have a winning inter-league record last season.
Take the Rockies as road underdogs.
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Rockies +135