Dodgers' Greinke extends streak to 18 consecutive starts with 2 runs or fewer in win over Twins
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Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Zack Greinke extended an impressive streak with another dominant performance Wednesday night vs. the Minnesota Twins.
18 consecutive starts by Zack Greinke with two earned runs or fewer -- the longest such streak since 1914. #Dodgers
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) May 1, 2014
Greinke allowed seven hits and one run over six innings of work to improve to 5-0, as the Dodgers prevailed 6-4 over the Twins on a chilly night at Target Field.
#Dodgers Zack Greinke has a 1.85 ERA (28 earned runs in 136 innings) over his past 21 starts (including three in last year's playoffs)
— Bill Plunkett (@billplunkettocr) May 1, 2014
It was also the franchise's 10,000th win since joining the National League in 1890.