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Riley Greene homers twice, drives in 4 runs in the Tigers' 6-0 win over the Guardians
Riley Greene delivered four hits and four RBIs as Detroit ended a five-game skid with a shutout win.
- On Saturday, Sept. 5, All-Star outfielder Riley Greene hit two solo home runs with four RBIs as the Detroit Tigers defeated the Cleveland Guardians 6-0 at Progressive Field in his ninth career multi-homer game.
- The Tigers entered Saturday seeking relief after losing 16 of 20 games, including a Friday doubleheader sweep on walk-offs by Brayan Rocchio and Travis Bazzana that left Manager A.J. Hinch noting, 'We might be the only team that's ever gotten walked off twice in a doubleheader.'
- Greene launched a 407-foot homer with 106.9 mph exit velocity in the first inning, then a 421-foot blast with 109 mph exit velocity in the sixth, while singling and doubling home Gleyber Torres; Guardians starter Parker Messick struck out a career-high 12 over six innings.
- The loss sliced Cleveland's wild-card lead over Toronto to one-half game, while Detroit moved within 6½ games of a playoff spot; the Guardians fell to 72-71 as the Tigers improved to 65-77.
- Sunday's series finale features Tigers right-hander Jackson Jobe facing Guardians right-hander Gavin Williams at Progressive Field with first pitch at 1:40 p.m. on Detroit SportsNet.
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Riley Greene homers twice in Tigers’ 6-0 win over Guardians
By BRIAN DULIK Riley Greene hit two solo homers, had a season-high four hits and drove in four runs, and Framber Valdez threw seven innings to help the Tigers beat the Guardians, 6-0, on Sept. 5. The Guardians, who remain in the third American League wild-card position, only pushed two runners past first base and […]
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Riley Greene homers twice, drives in 4 runs in the Tigers' 6-0 win over the Guardians
Riley Greene hit two solo homers, had a season-high four hits and drove in four runs, and Framber Valdez threw seven innings to help the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Guardians 6-0 on Saturday night. The Guardians, who remain in…
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