Greinke (11-4) lost Monday's 7-1 contest with the Royals, allowing two runs on six hits and a walk with two strikeouts in six innings.
Greinke was the tough-luck loser Monday, surrendering one run apiece in the second and third innings while Houston was only able to scratch across a single run against Kansas City starter Daniel Lynch. He's pitched to an excellent 2.90 ERA in seven second-half starts though the veteran has just 24 strikeouts in 40.1 innings during the stretch. The downturn in whiffs has led to a 6.3 K/9 -- Greinke's lowest mark since 2005.