Greinke's rubber arm: To start third consecutive game

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float: right" /></a></p><p>The last pitcher to accomplish the feat -- Hall of Famer and Chicago White Sox pitcher Red Faber in 1917.</p><p>Now for the background.</p><p>Greinke started Saturday's game against the Houston Astors and was <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/nl/story/2012-07-08/brewers-fall-to-Astros-and-greinke-ejected/56088540/1" target="_blank">quickly ejected after four pitches</a> for spiking a ball into the ground. He returned Sunday and was <a href="http://content.usatoday.com/communities/dailypitch/post/2012/07/zack-greinke-could-fall-on-the-wrong-end-of-history/1" target="_blank">removed after just three innings</a>, allowing three earned runs on 66 pitches. (Note: He avoided becoming the first starting pitcher to lose on consecutive days since Wilbur Wood of the Chicago White Sox in 1973.)</p><p>Then came the All-Star break and four-days rest.</p><p>So, it's seems fathomable to start three consecutive games, with a bit of luck of the schedule.</p><p>It's also a perfect way for the Brewers to showcase their impending free agent right-hander. With the July 31 trade deadline nearing, Greinke could be possible trade bait if the Brewers don't make a run in the next couple of weeks.</p><p>According to <a href="http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/162288016.html" target="_blank">Tom Haudricourt of the <em>Milwaukee Journal Sentinel</em></a>, the Brewers are not optimistic about re-signing the Greinke to a long-term extension before deadline.</p><a id="readmore" ></a><p>"When players get this close [to free agency], there's not many that will sign, at that level," said general manager Doug Melvin. "He's a difference-maker to a team that's got a chance to go to the postseason. Unless you're raising the bar, you usually go on the market."</p><p>Now, as far as how Faber accomplished the feat, pitchers in that era had rubber arms.</p> <script type="text/javascript">printTagsAndPhotos({ "tag": [ {"depth": "3361", "path": "http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Organizations/Sports+Leagues/MLB/Milwaukee+Brewers", "photocount": "221", "type": "2", "urlfriendlyvalue": "Milwaukee+Brewers", "value": "Milwaukee Brewers" }, {"depth": "481", "path": "http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/People/Athletes/MLB/Zack+Greinke", "photocount": "24", "type": "2", "urlfriendlyvalue": "Zack+Greinke", "value": "Zack Greinke" } ] });</script> </div>   <div id="outbrain"> <div class="OUTBRAIN" data-src="http://content.usatoday.com/communities/dailypitch/post/2012/07/zack-greinke-milwaukee-brewers-three-consecutive-starts/1" data-widget-id="AR_2" data-ob-template="usatoday"></div> <div class="OUTBRAIN" data-src="http://content.usatoday.com/communities/dailypitch/post/2012/07/zack-greinke-milwaukee-brewers-three-consecutive-starts/1" data-widget-id="SB_1" data-ob-template="usatoday"></div> <script type="text/javascript">  jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery.getScript("http://widgets.outbrain.com/outbrain.js"); }); </script> <script type="text/javascript">  jQuery(window).load(function() { var holder = jQuery(".OUTBRAIN:eq(1) .odb_li:eq(0)").detach(); jQuery(".OUTBRAIN:eq(0) .ob_dual_left ul").append(holder); }); </script> </div>  <style>  #outbrain_widget_1 {display: none;} </style> <div id="post-footer"> <div id="post-navigation-bottom"> <div id="post-prev-container"> <div class="post-prev-small-text"> PREVIOUS </div> <div class="post-nav-prev"><a href="http://content.usatoday.com/communities/dailypitch/post/2012/07/justin-upton-trade-rumors-arizona-diamondbacks/1">Diamondbacks' Kirk Gibson on Justin Upton's side as rumors swirl</a></div> </div> <div id="post-next-container"> <div class="post-next-small-text"> NEXT </div> <div class="post-nav-next"><a href="http://content.usatoday.com/communities/dailypitch/post/2012/07/ozzie-guillen-carlos-zambrano-return-to-chicago/1">Ozzie Guillen: Cubs fans 'can't boo Zambrano'</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="post-comments"> <div class="post-contact-text">To report corrections and clarifications, contact Standards Editor <a href="mailto:accuracy@usatoday.com?subject=Greinke's rubber arm: To start third consecutive game &body=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/dailypitch/post/2012/07/zack-greinke-milwaukee-brewers-three-consecutive-starts/1"><strong>Brent Jones</strong></a>. 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