Friday's pitching line from Zack Greinke:
4.1 IP
11 ER
17 baserunners allowed
9 XBH allowed
22.85 ERA
3.92 WHIP

In 29 plate appearances, the Diamondbacks hit .556/ .586/ 1.148 (AVG/OBP/SLG) off Greinke.

Aside #1: In 2 plate appearances, Greinke hit .500/ .500/ 2.000 as he got his first major league hit with a 5th inning homerun.

Anyway, Greinke probably had a 99.9% chance of getting tagged with the loss. Since he plays for the 2005 Kansas City Royals, it was probably closer to 99.99%.

But believe it or not, the Royals came back from an 8th inning, 11-3 deficit. They tied the game in the 9th, but they're still the Royals, so they lost 12-11 on a walk-off homerun served up by Royal closer Mike MacDougal.

Aside #2: If this subconsciously seems familiar to you, here's why:

The Oakland A's had a 20 game winning streak in 2002. During their 20th consecutive win, the Royals trailed the A's 11-0, only to come back and tie the game in the 9th.

The Royals lost 12-11 on a walk-off homerun served up by Royal closer Jason Grimsley.

Weird, huh?