Zach Greinke sets new Kansas City strikeout record in win over Cleveland
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Bill Jempty | Wednesday, August 26, 2009 |
The previous mark had stood for 21 years. From AP-
Zack Greinke had a relatively benign game plan against Cleveland: throw strikes early, let the hitters put the ball in play.
He was way off — and ended up in the record book.
Greinke struck out a team-record 15 in eight overpowering innings and got some rare offensive support, helping the Kansas City Royals end a five-game losing streak with a 6-2 win over the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday night.
Taking advantage of Cleveland’s passive approach to breaking balls early in the count, Greinke (12-8) changed his mindset, going after hitters with a nasty variety of offspeed pitches. He left the Indians baffled all night, passing his career high with 12 strikeouts in the first six innings, breaking Mark Gubicza’s 21-year-old team record of 14 by getting Andy Marte in the seventh.
That the record stood for 21 years, doesn’t surprise me. The heyday for the Royals was during the 70’s and 80’s. That the mark was just 14 is a little bit surprising when you think of a team that had pitchers like Bret Saberhagen, Dennis Leonard, Danny Jackson, David Cone and Steve Busby pitch for them in the past.
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