LEADING OFF: Greinke vs. Dodgers; Harper faces Cubs again

The Dodgers are also 0-4 in his last four starts on the road, 1-5 in his last six starts when pitching the opening game of a series, and 2-5 in his last seven outings versus National League West rivals.

The Dodgers are loaded with proven veterans and young talent in their lineup, but they have only scored the 18th most runs in baseball.

Corey Seager #5 of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrates with teammate Adrian Gonzalez #23 after scoring on a double by Justin Turner during the first inning off of Zack Greinke of the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on June 13, 2016 in Phoenix.

After a slow start to his Diamondbacks career, Greinke has started to hit his stride, posting a 2.57 ERA over his last eight starts (he had a 6.16 ERA in his first five starts).

Bolsinger has a 5.75 ERA in four starts this season, averaging just a tick over five innings per start, while failing to last past 5⅔ innings in any start this season. Jean Segura leads Arizona with 76 hits, Paul Goldschmidt has 39 RBI and Jake Lamb has 11 home runs. With Mike Bolsinger set to face Zack Greinke in the pitching matchup, the over/under now sits at 8.5 runs for tonight’s game. He shutout the Rays last Tuesday, and has a 2.57 ERA over his last eight starts to go with a 4.9 strikeout-to-walk ratio. The Diamondbacks are 13-6 in their last 19 Monday games and 5-0 in Greinkes last 5 starts. Last season, Greinke ranked 14th among starting pitchers in runs saved above average from pitch framing (4.9); this season he ranks 65th (-0.5).

The Dodgers wouldn’t be just four games back of the Giants coming into Sunday night’s action if it weren’t for the efforts of Trayce Thompson. The Diamondbacks picked up some confidence after beating the hell out of the Marlins, and now they have their ace on the hill in Greinke.

Greinke was one of the elite starters in baseball during his three seasons with the Dodgers.