DETROIT | Zack Greinke won’t pitch the season’s final game Sunday in Minnesota after all. Not because of injury but due to mounting concerns regarding his career-high workload.</p><p> “We’ve readjusted,” manager Trey Hillman confirmed. “We’re going to go with (Brandon) Duckworth on Sunday.”</p><p> Greinke improved to 13-10 by pitching seven scoreless innings Tuesday in a 5-0 victory over Detroit. It was his 23rd quality start in 32 outings and pushed his innings total to 202 1/3.</p><p> “He’s already at 80-plus innings over what he had last year,” Hillman said. “That’s a lot. A good measuring tool for a young pitcher is (an increase of) 25 to 50.”</p><p> Greinke said he is healthy and could pitch Sunday but didn’t argue the decision.</p><p> “It doesn’t matter,” he said, “because everyone right now is pitching well.”</p><p> The rotation has 10 quality starts in the last 11 games after Brian Bannister pitched six shutout innings Wednesday against the Tigers.</p><p> The decision to rest Greinke isn’t likely to sit well with the White Sox, who are now clinging to a one-half-game lead over Minnesota in the American League Central Division race.</p><p> Duckworth is 3-2 with a 5.06 ERA in six starts after spending most of the season at Class AAA Omaha. He replaced injured Luke Hochevar in the rotation in late August.</p><p> “He’s been pretty effective since he came up here,” Hillman said. “We’re confident in him starting Sunday.”</p><p> The switch means the Royals will use Kyle Davies, Gil Meche and Duckworth in their three games at Minnesota.</p><p> Greinke finishes the season with a 3.47 ERA, which is the lowest mark by a Royals pitcher who qualified for the ERA title since Kevin Appier’s 3.40 mark in 1997. Greinke is also currently tied with Cleveland lefty Cliff Lee for the AL lead in quality starts.</p><p> “I think he feels pretty good about where he’s at,” Hillman said. “But he also feels tired.”</p><p><b>Hosmer gets clearance</b></p><p> First baseman Eric Hosmer is expected to arrive Thursday in Surprise, Ariz., to begin work in the Instructional League after being cleared to resume his career.</p><p> Major League Baseball and the players’ union reached a settlement Wednesday on the union’s grievance regarding Commissioner Bud Selig’s unilateral decision to extend the Aug. 15 negotiating deadline for Pittsburgh’s talks with third baseman Pedro Alvarez.</p><p> The grievance ensnared the Royals and Hosmer, the third overall pick, because their deal wasn’t approved by MLB until after it granted an extension to the Pirates and Alvarez. </p><p> All sides agreed the Royals and Hosmer reached their agreement prior to the deadline.</p><p> “I didn’t ever have any anxiety about it, believe it or not,” general manager Dayton Moore said. “I felt all along it wasn’t going to be an issue, based on the information I had.</p><p> “It was just more frustrating for Eric more than anything else. I’m just glad it’s behind us, and I’m just looking forward to him performing in a Royals uniform.”</p><p> Hosmer received a $6 million signing bonus and played three games at short-season Idaho Falls before MLB ordered him off the field when the union filed its grievance over the Pirates/Alvarez deal.</p><p> The framework for a settlement accelerated Tuesday after the Pirates and Alvarez reached agreement on a new deal. The grievance resolution clarifies administration of how the deadline will be administered in future years.</p><p><b>DeJesus’ streak ends</b></p><p> David DeJesus’ 14-game hitting streak came to an end when he left the game after experiencing tightness in his right hip flexor while striking out in the first inning.