Houston Astros pitcher Zack Greinke (21) throws against the Oakland Athletics in the first inning of an opening day baseball game Oakland, Calif., Thursday, April 1, 2021 Astros manager Dusty Baker hoped to get five strong innings from Zack Greinke on opening day. The veteran righty gave Houston a little more. “He was kind of in midseason form,” Baker said. Greinke pitched six shutout innings, Michael Brantley and Alex Bregman homered back-to-back in the eighth, and Houston hushed an unwelcoming crowd in beating the reigning AL West champion Oakland Athletics 8-1 on Thursday night. Read more https://apnews.com/article/mlb-hous...arlos-correa-29a74897a0e3fa7d635f1800925b7cd5
