Zack Greinke lasted just two innings Tuesday in his start against the Phillies before leaving with what the Diamondbacks later described as left oblique tightness.
Greinke went out to try to warm up for the start of the third, but quickly brought the trainer out when it was clear he couldn’t continue. Randall Delgado replaced him in what was a 1-1 game.
If Greinke lands on the disabled list, as seems likely, it’ll be his first stint there since Carlos Quentin charged the mound and broke Greinke’s collarbone in April 2013. Before that, a fractured rib suffered playing basketball cost him the first few weeks of the 2011 season. He’s never gone on the DL with an injury suffered while pitching.
Greinke is 10-3 with a 3.62 ERA this season.