Greinke continues his strong season

KANSAS CITY, MO. —  Zack Greinke struck out eight while pitching his fifth complete game and Mitch Maier drove in three runs after coming off the bench, leading the Kansas City Royals past the Detroit Tigers 6-1 Tuesday night.

Greinke (8-1), who leads the majors in earned-run average, complete games and shutouts (two), gave up six hits and one first-inning run. For the rest of the night, he shut down a Detroit lineup that scored 13 runs the day before.

Greinke threw a season-high 116 pitches and did not allow a walk while his ERA rose from 0.82 to 0.84. In two starts against the first-place Tigers this year, he has yielded one earned run in two complete-game wins.