Zack Greinke is in the midst of his best season, but the Los Angeles Dodgers star finds himself on the mend with an injured calf.
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Greinke to Miss One Start
Wednesday, Sept. 23
Per MLB Network Radio on Twitter, the Dodgers will skip Greinke’s start on Wednesday due to soreness in his calf, but he’s expected to make his next start that will presumably be on Monday against San Francisco.
Greinke has been marvelous this season, owning an MLB-best 1.65 ERA, 0.848 WHIP and 227 ERA+. He’s been banged up at times in the past, starting just 28 games in his first season with the team, but the good news is this particular issue sounds like a short-term problem.
The Dodgers rotation has already been tested in 2015 with Hyun-jin Ryu and Brandon McCarthy out for the season. Clayton Kershaw got off to a slow start, but he has found another gear and looks like the best pitcher on the planet.
Losing Greinke for a short period of time does hurt the Dodgers, though they can survive. The advantage for Los Angeles is it’s opened a six-game lead over the San Francisco Giants with 12 games to play, so having the right-hander miss one start won’t hurt its playoff chances.
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