Zack Greinke extended his scoreless inning streak to 35 2/3 against the Philadelphia Phillies in the Dodgers 6-0 win. Greinke dominated the Phillies lineup only giving up one hit in eight innings, striking out eight. He dropped his ERA to 1.39 and made a strong statement for being the starter for the National League in the All-Star game. He ran his record to 8-2. Greinke is a free agent after this season and he is also stating his case to be one of the highest paid pitchers in the game.
Major League Baseball has not seen a first half of pitching like this since 1968. In that season, three pitchers- Bob Gibson, Luis Tiant, and Dodger great Don Drysdale- all had ERA's under 1.40 at the All Star break. Bob Gibson ended that season with a major league record 1.12 ERA and 13 shutouts.
Yasiel Puig showed signs of breaking out of his season long power slump hitting his fourth homerun and driving in four of the Dodgers six runs.
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