Zack Greinke has won a Cy Young Award, pitched in five postseasons, made the National League Championship Series twice, and played for a Dodgers team that won 94 games and a Brewers club that won 96. Yet as he arrived in Houston last week following a deadline deal that tilted the American League balance of power toward Texas, he declared the Astros the best team he’s played for. Maybe.



“There’s a chance this is the most talented team I’ve been on,” Greinke told reporters. “That’s not easy to do.”



On cue, the Astros tossed a combined no-hitter against the Mariners, with the other deadline acquisition, right-hander Aaron Sanchez, throwing six scoreless innings. Sanchez, 27, previously had a 6.07 ERA with the Blue Jays. So perhaps the other AL contenders should be slightly worried about what Greinke is about to learn in Houston.







Greinke enters his first Astros start on...