--RHP Zack Greinke's streak of 43 innings without allowing an earned run ended in the first inning Wednesday. Vernon Wells' two-out single scored Marco Scutaro, who led off the game with a double. Scutaro, who walked to lead off the third, scored the other run when Alex Rios grounded into a double play. Greinke's five victories in April are a club record.
--"The thing he (Zack Greinke) showed is he's human. He gave up an earned run." -- Royals manager Trey Hillman. Greinke is 5-0 with a 0.50 ERA. --RHP Brian Bannister has given credit to Dr. Andrew Jacobs, the Royals' psychologist, for helping him out of pitching jams. "We work on different scenarios and go through certain things between innings," Bannister said. "It's been awesome. Just trying to get on a better tempo, refocus and just get ahead and throw strikes. It's been a real blessing to have him along. Obviously, I was frustrated with walking all those people (six on Monday), but we focused on taking all the negatives and turning them into positives. The way they were taking swings, I could tell they were frustrated -- just as frustrated as I was."
BY THE NUMBERS: .000 -- Royals batting average with bases loaded and two out, through April 26. They were 0-for-6.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "The bottom line is we've got to get the big hit, get the offense going and plate some runs. It's not just one guy. We're just not clicking." -- Royals manager Trey Hillman on the offense going 1-for-12 with runners in scoring position on Saturday and Sunday in losses to the Tigers.
