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Riley Greene homers twice as Tigers top Guardians

Riley Greene

DET Left Fielder #31

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Riley Greene went 4-for-5 with a pair of homers and four RBI on Saturday, leading the Tigers to a 6-0 victory over the Guardians.

Greene was basically the entire Tigers’ offense in this one. He tagged Guardians’ southpaw Parker Messick for an opposite-field 407-foot (106.9-mph EV) solo shot to open the scoring in the first inning. He then added to that lead with an RBI single in the third before crushing a 421-foot (108.9-mph EV) solo shot to left-center in the sixth that made it a 3-0 game. Greene also added an RBI double in the seventh and scored on Ben Malgeri’s RBI single. With his four-hit night, the 25-year-old All-Star outfielder is hitting .273/.364/.461 with 18 homers and 60 RBI across 511 plate appearances on the season.

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Riley Greene went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer on Monday, propelling the Tigers to a 5-4 win over the Twins.

Greene spearheaded Detroit’s offense with an impressive three-hit performance, which included taking rookie southpaw Connor Prielipp deep in the fifth inning, to lift his team to a badly-needed win that keeps their slim playoff hopes alive. The 25-year-old middle-of-the-order force has gone deep three times in his last three contests and is up to 19 round-trippers on the season. He’s hitting .385 (10-for-26) with 10 RBI in seven games since coming off the injured list on September 1.
Riley Greene

DET Left Fielder #31

Riley Greene went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI against the Guardians on Sunday.

After a hot weekend at the plate in Cleveland, Greene is 7-for-22 (.318) with two home runs, four doubles and eight RBI in five games so far in September. He’s hitting.275 with an .831 OPS and 62 RBI, but is looking to finish the season on a high note.
Riley Greene

DET Left Fielder #31

The Tigers are sitting Riley Greene and Dillon Dingler in the second game of Friday’s doubleheader against the Guardians.

The Tigers could have DH’d either Greene or Dingler, but it’s Hao-Yu Lee in that spot after he played second base in the first game today. Greene just came off the IL on Tuesday, so two games in a day probably isn’t appropriate right now. Dingler is struggling mightily at the plate, so he’s DH’d just once in the last few weeks.
Riley Greene

DET Left Fielder #31

Tigers activated OF Riley Greene from the 10-day injured list.

Greene is back in left field and hitting cleanup following a three-week absence due to a hamstring strain. The timing was extremely unfortunate for Detroit since they went into a tailspin without their primary middle-of-the-order threat for a couple weeks. His return is a nice bonus for fantasy managers heading into the playoffs, especially since he gets to fae Minnesota and Cleveland right out of the gate.
Riley Greene

DET Left Fielder #31

Riley Greene (hamstring) will be activated from the injured list for Tuesday’s game against the Twins.

The Tigers are going to give Greene a day off to rest and recover after playing in a pair of minor league rehab contests for Triple-A Toledo over the weekend. He’s been on the shelf with a hamstring strain since early August. He’ll return to the heart of Detroit’s lineup once rosters expand this week.
Riley Greene

DET Left Fielder #31

Riley Greene singled and walked twice in his second game for Triple-A Toledo on Sunday.

Greene played left field today after DHing on Saturday. Expectations are that he’ll come off the injured list and rejoin the Tigers lineup when rosters expand on Tuesday.
Riley Greene

DET Left Fielder #31

Riley Greene (hamstring) will begin a minor league rehab assignment with Triple-A Toledo on Saturday.

It sounds like there’s a decent chance that Greene is back for Monday’s series opener against the division-rival Twins. The 25-year-old run-producer has been on the shelf with a hamstring strain since early August. He’ll get in a pair of minor league contests over the weekend before the Tigers make a decision on his next steps. They could certainly use his formidable bat back in the middle of their lineup.
Riley Greene

DET Left Fielder #31

Riley Greene (hamstring) has started a running progression.

Tigers manager A.J. Hinch told reporters Greene isn’t back to running at full speed yet, but he’s been ramping up from a physical standpoint recently. The 25-year-old middle-of-the-order force hit the injured list with a hamstring strain back on August 12. He remains without a definitive return timetable, but figures to make it back to Detroit at some point in early September. The Tigers have gone just 2-9 overall since he landed on the injured list.
Riley Greene

DET Left Fielder #31

Tigers placed OF Riley Greene on the 10-day injured list with a right hamstring strain.

It’s brutal timing for Detroit, and fantasy managers, with just over six weeks remaining in the season. No word yet regarding the severity of the strain, which will determine how much time Greene misses. However, fantasy managers should brace for a multi-week absence. The 25-year-old middle-of-the-order force has graded out as a top-25 range fantasy outfielder this season, hitting .273/.366/.450 with 65 runs scored, 16 homers, 54 RBI and three steals in 492 plate appearances through 117 games.
Riley Greene

DET Left Fielder #31

The Tigers are still evaluating Riley Greene’s right hamstring.

Greene’s status for Wednesday’s game against the Guardians — and potentially the contests after that — is still in doubt. The Tigers have added Corey Julks to the taxi squad as a potential replacement. Fantasy managers should be prepared for an absence, but his status should be updated well before the game.

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Kristian Campbell landed on the injured list at Triple-A Worcester due to a left foot contusion.

While it’s not a certainty, there’s a chance that this will end the 24-year-old’s season prematurely. Campbell has spent the entire season at Triple-A where he has slashed .256/.383/.380 with eight homers, 51 RBI, eight stolen bases and a 126/73 K/BB ratio across 462 plate appearances.
- David Shovein

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Miguel Ullola

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Miguel Ullola will serve as an opener for the Astros on Friday evening against the Rays.

The 24-year-old hurler has been used out of the bullpen in his first five appearances with the Astros but worked almost exclusively as a starter in the minor leagues. He has posted a 3.86 ERA, 0.85 WHIP and a 10/1 K/BB ratio over his first seven MLB innings. He has the talent to be a decent streaming option, but isn’t likely to work deep enough into the game to have a shot at a victory.
- David Shovein

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Kyle Teel

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Kyle Teel is absent from the White Sox’ starting lineup for Thursday’s tilt against the Pirates.

After starting three consecutive games behind the dish for the White Sox, Teel will get a night off on Thursday. Since returning from the injured list, he has hit .214 (3-for-14) with a pair of homers and four RBI in 15 plate appearances. Jake Rogers will do the catching for the White Sox and bat ninth against Pirates’ right-hander Jared Jones on Thursday evening in Chicago.
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Adael Amador is not in the Rockies’ starting lineup for Thursday’s matchup against the Yankees.l

Amador has been functioning as the team’s primary second baseman in recent weeks, but he’ll get a breather in this one. Connor Norby will start in his place and will bat second for the Rockies against Yankees’ left-hander Max Fried.
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HOU Right Fielder #11
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Cam Smith hit a go-ahead home run in the ninth inning off Jhoan Duran as the Astros beat the Phillies 2-1.

Duran left a splitter up and Smith took it up and out to left-center, homering for the third straight day to give the Astros a 2-1 lead in the ninth inning. That’s one way to respond to a loss of playing time. Smith is now hitting .350/.409/.900 over his last seven games and has hit 20 homers and stolen 10 bases in his age-23 season. Not too shabby even if he hasn’t been an instant star after being included in the Kyle Tucker trade.
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Luis Arraez singled and scored Philadelphia’s lone run in a 2-1 loss to the Astros on Thursday afternoon.

He broke up Cristian Javier’s no-hitter in the fifth inning and came around to score on a Bryson Stott fielder’s choice. Arraez is hitting .298/.317/.397 since joining the Phillies with two homers and no stolen bases, but he has managed 15 RBI while mostly hitting out of the four hole.
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Josh Hader

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Josh Hader needed just eight pitches to dispatch the Phillies for his 25th save of the season on Thursday afternoon

He got Edmundo Sosa to strike out on three pitches, induced a weak groundout from Kyle Schwarber, then got Trea Turner to ground out to end the game. It’s revenge for a run allowed on Tuesday -- the only run allowed Hader has given up in September or August this year. He should remain locked-and-loaded in lineups as the Astros try to chase down another AL West crown.
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Jhoan Duran took the loss on Thursday after giving up a solo homer to Cam Smith in the top of the ninth in a 1-1 game.

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Zack Wheeler struck out nine and allowed five hits and one earned run in seven innings against the Astros on Thursday afternoon.

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Cristian Javier threw six innings of three-hit ball against the Phillies on Thursday afternoon, allowing just one run in a no-decision.

He didn’t allow a hit until the fifth inning and was allowed to face Kyle Schwarber and Trea Turner with runners on to finish the sixth. Unfortunately he was facing Zack Wheeler and that tends to make win chances scarce. Javier has now allowed just two runs over his last two starts while striking out 13 in 11 innings, lowering his season ERA from 6.45 to 5.50 in the process. Start of a turnaround? He’ll be on the streaming radar against the Royals next week.
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