Zack Greinke Makes History (Again)

When striking out the side just isn’t enough to get you out of an inning, you do what Zack Greinke did Friday night…you strike out a fourth batter.

In the third inning of their win over the San Francisco Giants, the Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher struck out Hector Sanchez, Tim Lincecum, Hunter Pence and Gregor Blanco to become just the 67^th different pitcher to strike out four batters in one inning.  And in case you were wondering, Greinke is the fifth Dodgers hurler to do the deed, joining Pete Richert (1962), Don Drysdale (1965), Darren Dreifort (2003) and Brad Penny (2006).

To go one step further, Greinke joins Chuck Finley and A.J. Burnett as the only three players to do it twice.  On September 25, 2012, the righty completed the feat against the Seattle Mariners.