PHOENIX -- Zack Greinke was dominant again, looking a lot like the pitcher who went 19-3 with a 1.66 ERA two years ago.
His reaction: "It's nice."
Greinke struck out a season-high 12 and came within one out of a complete game as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Chicago White Sox 5-1 on Monday night.
The ace right-hander gave up four hits and improved to 5-0 in his last six starts.
"It was another Zack moment for us," manager Torey Lovullo said.
The crowd booed loudly when Lovullo walked to the mound to pull Greinke (6-2) after Jose Abreu's two-out double in the ninth.
Lovullo understood.
"Sometimes you've got to sit in the seat and not make popular decisions," he said, "but I made a deal with Zack."
Basically, it was three up and three down or he was not finishing the game.
Greinke wasn't surprised to see Lovullo come to the mound.
"Torey told me I had to get everyone out and I didn't," he said.
Greinke threw 104 pitches and everything was working for him. He was asked to compare the way he's pitching now to that masterful 2015 season with the Los Angeles Dodgers that helped earn him a $206.5 million, six-year contract in Arizona.
The three-time All-Star and 2009 AL Cy Young Award winner went 13-7 with a 4.37 ERA in his abbreviated first season with the Diamondbacks.
"Right now I'm making really good pitches," Greinke said. "The pitches aren't quite as sharp maybe as that year, but the location's been just as good, maybe better."
Daniel Descalso hit a three-run homer with two outs in the fourth inning to break a scoreless tie.
Greinke's final strikeout -- of Yolmer Sanchez -- was with a 65 mph curveball; the scoreboard called it an eephus pitch.
"We hadn't seen that all day," Chicago manager Rick Renteria said.
Greinke said he tried to throw the same pitch earlier but it was a little too hard and it wound up being hit for a home run by Leury Garcia.
Paul Goldschmidt added a solo shot for the Diamondbacks during their sixth victory in seven games.
After totaling 24 runs in their last two games at Seattle over the weekend, the White Sox managed only Garcia's solo homer against Greinke, who walked one in his third double-digit strikeout game this season.
Miguel Gonzalez (3-5) went five-plus innings, permitting five runs -- four earned -- and seven hits.
"Those two pitches -- a curveball, a three-run homer, and a fastball in (for Goldschmidt's homer)," Gonzalez said. "Those two pitches, if I take them back you never know. It is a different ballgame."
Jake Lamb, just selected NL player of the week, tripled to right-center and scored for Arizona.
Leading off the sixth, Goldschmidt jumped on Gonzalez's fastball and lined it into the left-field seats.
Lamb followed with a triple and Arizona went on to load the bases.
Rey Fuentes grounded sharply to shortstop Tim Anderson, who tried to force the runner at home. White Sox catcher Omar Narvaez couldn't quite come up with Anderson's low throw, the ball dropping out of his mitt. Anderson was charged with an error, and it was 5-1.
TRAINER'S ROOM
White Sox: Three pitchers on the DL threw in a simulated game at Chase Field. Carlos Rodon (bursitis in left shoulder) pitched six innings. Nate Jones (right elbow neuritis) and Jake Petricka (strained right lat) each worked an inning. ... Yoan Moncada, rated the game's top prospect by Baseball America, remains on the seven-day DL at Triple-A with a sore left thumb.
Diamondbacks: CF A.J. Pollock (right groin strain) did some light running and throwing. Lovullo said the next step for Pollock is batting practice. He is eligible to come off the disabled list Friday, but Lovullo said he's uncertain Pollock will be ready by then.
SPOT START
Lovullo said right-hander Randall Delgado will come out of the bullpen to make a spot start in the series finale Wednesday. He takes the rotation slot normally occupied by Taijuan Walker, placed on the 10-day disabled list Sunday with a blister on his right index finger. Delgado last started a game in 2015. He is 1-0 with a 4.05 ERA in 15 appearances this season.
CHEAP SEATS
The Diamondbacks, looking to bolster attendance during the scorching summer months, announced that fans can get tickets to every game in June and July for $50. With 25 games, that's $2 per game.
UP NEXT
White Sox right-hander Dylan Covey (0-3, 8.28 ERA) seeks his first win of the season Tuesday night in his eighth start. LHP Patrick Corbin (3-4, 4.38) goes for the Diamondbacks in the second game of the interleague series.
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Chicago White Sox
His reaction: "It's nice."
Greinke struck out a season-high 12 and came within one out of a complete game as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Chicago White Sox 5-1 on Monday night.
The ace right-hander gave up four hits and improved to 5-0 in his last six starts.
"It was another Zack moment for us," manager Torey Lovullo said.
The crowd booed loudly when Lovullo walked to the mound to pull Greinke (6-2) after Jose Abreu's two-out double in the ninth.
Lovullo understood.
"Sometimes you've got to sit in the seat and not make popular decisions," he said, "but I made a deal with Zack."
Basically, it was three up and three down or he was not finishing the game.
Greinke wasn't surprised to see Lovullo come to the mound.
"Torey told me I had to get everyone out and I didn't," he said.
Greinke threw 104 pitches and everything was working for him. He was asked to compare the way he's pitching now to that masterful 2015 season with the Los Angeles Dodgers that helped earn him a $206.5 million, six-year contract in Arizona.
The three-time All-Star and 2009 AL Cy Young Award winner went 13-7 with a 4.37 ERA in his abbreviated first season with the Diamondbacks.
"Right now I'm making really good pitches," Greinke said. "The pitches aren't quite as sharp maybe as that year, but the location's been just as good, maybe better."
Daniel Descalso hit a three-run homer with two outs in the fourth inning to break a scoreless tie.
Greinke's final strikeout -- of Yolmer Sanchez -- was with a 65 mph curveball; the scoreboard called it an eephus pitch.
"We hadn't seen that all day," Chicago manager Rick Renteria said.
Greinke said he tried to throw the same pitch earlier but it was a little too hard and it wound up being hit for a home run by Leury Garcia.
Paul Goldschmidt added a solo shot for the Diamondbacks during their sixth victory in seven games.
After totaling 24 runs in their last two games at Seattle over the weekend, the White Sox managed only Garcia's solo homer against Greinke, who walked one in his third double-digit strikeout game this season.
Miguel Gonzalez (3-5) went five-plus innings, permitting five runs -- four earned -- and seven hits.
"Those two pitches -- a curveball, a three-run homer, and a fastball in (for Goldschmidt's homer)," Gonzalez said. "Those two pitches, if I take them back you never know. It is a different ballgame."
Jake Lamb, just selected NL player of the week, tripled to right-center and scored for Arizona.
Leading off the sixth, Goldschmidt jumped on Gonzalez's fastball and lined it into the left-field seats.
Lamb followed with a triple and Arizona went on to load the bases.
Rey Fuentes grounded sharply to shortstop Tim Anderson, who tried to force the runner at home. White Sox catcher Omar Narvaez couldn't quite come up with Anderson's low throw, the ball dropping out of his mitt. Anderson was charged with an error, and it was 5-1.
TRAINER'S ROOM
White Sox: Three pitchers on the DL threw in a simulated game at Chase Field. Carlos Rodon (bursitis in left shoulder) pitched six innings. Nate Jones (right elbow neuritis) and Jake Petricka (strained right lat) each worked an inning. ... Yoan Moncada, rated the game's top prospect by Baseball America, remains on the seven-day DL at Triple-A with a sore left thumb.
Diamondbacks: CF A.J. Pollock (right groin strain) did some light running and throwing. Lovullo said the next step for Pollock is batting practice. He is eligible to come off the disabled list Friday, but Lovullo said he's uncertain Pollock will be ready by then.
SPOT START
Lovullo said right-hander Randall Delgado will come out of the bullpen to make a spot start in the series finale Wednesday. He takes the rotation slot normally occupied by Taijuan Walker, placed on the 10-day disabled list Sunday with a blister on his right index finger. Delgado last started a game in 2015. He is 1-0 with a 4.05 ERA in 15 appearances this season.
CHEAP SEATS
The Diamondbacks, looking to bolster attendance during the scorching summer months, announced that fans can get tickets to every game in June and July for $50. With 25 games, that's $2 per game.
UP NEXT
White Sox right-hander Dylan Covey (0-3, 8.28 ERA) seeks his first win of the season Tuesday night in his eighth start. LHP Patrick Corbin (3-4, 4.38) goes for the Diamondbacks in the second game of the interleague series.
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| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Chicago - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Zack Greinke pitching for Arizona | CHW | ARI |
| Sánchez struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Cabrera struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Abreu grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Miguel Gonzalez pitching for Chicago | CHW | ARI |
| Blanco reached on infield single to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Peralta grounded into double play, pitcher to shortstop to first, Blanco out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt lined out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Arizona | CHW | ARI |
| A. García grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Frazier grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| L. García struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Miguel Gonzalez pitching for Chicago | CHW | ARI |
| Lamb safe at first on error by first baseman Abreu. | 0 | 0 |
| Owings flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Descalso grounded out to shortstop, Lamb to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Fuentes struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Arizona | CHW | ARI |
| Anderson struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Narváez singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| González bunted into fielder's choice to catcher, Narváez out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| Sánchez struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Miguel Gonzalez pitching for Chicago | CHW | ARI |
| Mathis struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Greinke grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Blanco flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Arizona | CHW | ARI |
| Cabrera struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Abreu struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| A. García lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Miguel Gonzalez pitching for Chicago | CHW | ARI |
| Peralta grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt singled to left center. | 0 | 0 |
| Lamb flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Owings walked, Goldschmidt to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Descalso homered to right center (407 feet), Goldschmidt and Owings scored. | 0 | 3 |
| Fuentes lined out to center. | 0 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Arizona | CHW | ARI |
| Frazier popped out to second. | 0 | 3 |
| L. García homered to right (378 feet). | 1 | 3 |
| Anderson struck out looking. | 1 | 3 |
| Narváez grounded out to second. | 1 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Miguel Gonzalez pitching for Chicago | CHW | ARI |
| Mathis struck out looking. | 1 | 3 |
| Greinke grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 3 |
| Blanco singled to left. | 1 | 3 |
| Peralta flied out to center. | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Arizona | CHW | ARI |
| González struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| Sánchez flied out to center. | 1 | 3 |
| Cabrera lined out to left. | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Miguel Gonzalez pitching for Chicago | CHW | ARI |
| Goldschmidt homered to left (409 feet). | 1 | 4 |
| Lamb tripled to deep center. | 1 | 4 |
| Owings reached on infield single to first. | 1 | 4 |
| Jennings relieved González. | 1 | 4 |
| Descalso walked, Owings to second. | 1 | 4 |
| Fuentes grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Lamb scored, Owings to third, Descalso safe at second on throwing error by shortstop Anderson. | 1 | 5 |
| Beck relieved Jennings. | 1 | 5 |
| Mathis grounded into double play, third to catcher to first, Owings out at home, Descalso to third, Fuentes to second. Greinke grounds out shortstop to first. | 1 | 5 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Arizona | CHW | ARI |
| Abreu grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 5 |
| A. García struck out swinging. | 1 | 5 |
| Frazier walked. | 1 | 5 |
| L. García grounded out to second. | 1 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| David Holmberg pitching for Chicago | CHW | ARI |
| Holmberg relieved Beck. | 1 | 5 |
| Blanco flied out to center. | 1 | 5 |
| Peralta grounded out to first. | 1 | 5 |
| Goldschmidt grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Arizona | CHW | ARI |
| Anderson struck out swinging. | 1 | 5 |
| Narváez singled to center. | 1 | 5 |
| Davidson hit for Holmberg. | 1 | 5 |
| Davidson grounded into double play, third to second to first, Narváez out at second. | 1 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Michael Ynoa pitching for Chicago | CHW | ARI |
| Ynoa relieved Holmberg. | 1 | 5 |
| Lamb walked. | 1 | 5 |
| Owings fouled out to first. | 1 | 5 |
| Descalso struck out swinging. | 1 | 5 |
| Lamb caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. | 1 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Arizona | CHW | ARI |
| Sánchez struck out swinging. | 1 | 5 |
| Cabrera grounded out to second. | 1 | 5 |
| Abreu doubled to deep left. | 1 | 5 |
| Bradley relieved Greinke. | 1 | 5 |
| A. García grounded out to second. | 1 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Chicago White Sox
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sánchez 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | .314 | .354 | .438 |
| Cabrera LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .234 | .285 | .310 |
| Abreu 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .273 | .333 | .485 |
| A. García RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .342 | .384 | .584 |
| Frazier 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .192 | .290 | .344 |
| L. García CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .289 | .341 | .471 |
| Anderson SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | .258 | .282 | .397 |
| Narváez C | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .236 | .360 | .264 |
| González P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Jennings P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Beck P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Holmberg P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Davidson PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .243 | .295 | .515 |
Ynoa P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 30 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 105 | |||
| a-grounded to second for D Holmberg in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Abreu (9, Greinke) HR: L. García (5, 5th inning off Greinke 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: L. García (15) GIDP: Davidson White Sox RISP: 0-1 (A. García 0-1) Team LOB: 3 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Abreu (6, ground ball); Anderson (10, throw) DP: 2 (González-Anderson-Abreu, Frazier-Narváez-Abreu). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ |
| Attendance | 18,333 (37.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:39 |
| Weather | 103 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 8 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - John Tumpane, First Base - Ted Barrett, Second Base - Angel Hernandez, Third Base - Lance Barksdale |
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