Zack Greinke (oblique) on track to return Tuesday for Diamondbacks

Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Zack Greinke (oblique) is expected to rejoin the rotation on Tuesday against the New York Mets.

What It Means:

Greinke went five frames in a rehab start for Triple-A Reno on Thursday, getting tagged for five scores on nine hits while walking two. Despite the underwhelming outing, the 32-year-old right-hander claims to be "100 percent" recovered from a strained oblique that has sidelined him for the past five and a half weeks.

Greinke owns a 3.62 ERA this season (compared to a 3.36 career-average), while his 3.74 xFIP is his highest mark since the 2007 season. He has earned a 2.00 nERD across 109 1/3 innings of work this season, ranking 85th in the majors.