By now everyone who follows baseball knows about Zack Greinke's prowess on the mound. The Dodgers star is a Cy Young front runner on account of leading the majors in bWAR for pitchers (6.4), earned-run average (1.71), win percentage (.846), and he's second in WHIP (.0853). But did you know he can swing a mean bat, too? Greinke showed off his home-run power on Thursday – and topped it off with a bat-flip that would put teammate Yasiel Puig to shame . In the top of the third inning, with two outs, Greinke sent the first pitch he saw from Phillies starter David Buchanan into the seats in deep left-center field. The solo shot put the Dodgers ahead 7-5 and they went on to win 10-8, with Greinke improving to 11-2. Greinke, in fact, went 3-for-3 on the day with the one RBI and three runs scored. RECAP: Zack Greinke goes 3-for-3 at the plate with a HR in #Dodgers 10-8 win over Phillies. { http://t.co/pyS18Amznw } pic.twitter.com/RZ4epVxflu — Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) August 6, 2015 He's got the home-run trot down, too. Maybe he was extra motivated at the plate because he wasn't getting it done on the mound. Greinke had his worth start of the season, going six innings and...
Cy Young candidate Zack Greinke can bat-flip with the best of them
Published August 7, 2015 at 8:35 AM
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