D-backs’ Zack Greinke: No-hitter would probably be a ‘hassle’

Jun 14, 2019, 9:02 AM | Updated: 9:43 am

Starting pitcher Zack Greinke #21 of the Arizona Diamondbacks throws in the fifth inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on May 27, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

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BY ARIZONA SPORTS

Zack Greinke was really, really good on Thursday.

How inconvenient.

The Diamondbacks’ ace isn’t known for drawing attention on himself, frequently showing traits of an introvert and marching to the beat of his own drum. So it shouldn’t come as much surprise — as hilarious as it may be — that Greinke, after taking a no-hitter into the seventh inning, told reporters that it would probably just be a bother to throw a no-hitter.

“I don’t really think about (no-hitters) that much,” he said, as quoted in an Associated Press story. “I just assume I’ll never throw one.

“Just probably be more hassle than anything.”

Greinke, who won the AL Cy Young Award in 2009 and nearly won it again in the NL in 2015, improved his ERA to 2.65 on the season Thursday after going 7.1 shutout innings with no walks, two hits and three strikeouts. His no-hit bid ended when Trea Turner singled to lead off the bottom of the seventh.

The last D-backs pitcher to throw a no-hitter was Edwin Jackson in Tampa Bay on June 25, 2010.

Thursday marked the 17th time in D-backs history that the starting pitcher threw at least six hitless innings, the first since Patrick Corbin in April of last year.

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Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Zack Greinke throws to a Washington Nationals batter during the sixth inning of a baseball game Thursday, June 13, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Zack Greinke throws to a Washington Nationals batter during the eighth inning of a baseball game Thursday, June 13, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Zack Greinke follows through on a throw to the Washington Nationals during the eighth inning of a baseball game Thursday, June 13, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Alex Avila, right, and home plate umpire Alfonso Marquez walk off the field at the beginning of a rain delay in the eighth inning of a baseball game between the Diamondbacks and the Washington Nationals, Thursday, June 13, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

The Arizona Diamondbacks and the Washington Nationals play in the sixth inning of a baseball game Thursday, June 13, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Zack Greinke throws to a Washington Nationals batter during the seventh inning of a baseball game Thursday, June 13, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Arizona Diamondbacks' Alex Avila, right, rounds the bases past third base coach Tony Perezchica after hitting a solo home run during the second inning of the team's baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Thursday, June 13, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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Arizona Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte high fives-teammates in the dugout after scoring on Eduardo Escobar's single during the first inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Thursday, June 13, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Erick Fedde (23) speaks on the mound with shortstop Trea Turner, left, pitching coach Paul Menhart and catcher Kurt Suzuki after walking Arizona Diamondbacks' David Peralta to load the bases during the first inning of a baseball game Thursday, June 13, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Arizona Diamondbacks' Alex Avila watches his solo home run during the second inning of the team's baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Thursday, June 13, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Zack Greinke throws to a Washington Nationals batter during the second inning of a baseball game Thursday, June 13, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Erick Fedde throws to an Arizona Diamondbacks during the first inning of a baseball game Thursday, June 13, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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