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Grenee unloaded on a Luis Gil fastball in the third inning, crushing a 438-foot (110.8 mph EV) solo shot that extended the Tigers’ lead to 7-0. That would be his lone hit in three at-bats on the afternoon. For the spring, the 25-year-old slugger is hitting .222 (6-for-27) with a pair of homers and six RBI.

Riley Greene hit a fly ball to left field that went over the fence, but somehow has no Statcast information whatsoever in a game that was also not broadcast on television. Regardless, we can assure you that he did hit a home run off Sonny Gray, and it was his first of the spring. Greene has talked about making a concerted effort to cut down on his strikeouts this season, and he has five in 21 plate appearances this spring, which is a clear improvement from what we saw last year. Now we need to see him carry that over into regular-season action.

Greene got the Tigers on the board in the fourth inning as he roped a double down the left field line that plated Kerry Carpenter. He grounded out to third base in his only other plate appearance in the contest. He’s just 1-for-7 (.143) to open the spring, though it comes with an encouraging 1/3 K/BB ratio through his first four games.

Greene would be an interesting choice; he was invited to play for Puerto Rico in the tournament but decided to turn down the opportunity. Given that Team USA has Aaron Judge in right and Byron Buxton and Pete Crow-Armstong in center, replacing Carroll with a natural left fielder makes sense. Anthony might be the most fun option, but Kwan would make a lot of sense with his contact ability and plus defense.

That’s a very reasonable price for a 25-year-old All-Star. Greene hit .258/.313/.493 in 655 plate appearances in 2025 with 36 home runs and 111 RBI. That’s even more impressive considering he led the league with 201 strikeouts. He clearly decided to trade off some contact for power in 2025, so it remains to be seen if he’ll make that same trade-off next year, but his raw abilities give him plenty of fantasy upside.

Judge takes home a silver slugger for the fifth time in his career. He joins Byron Buxton and Riley Greene in the outfield in taking home the award. The full list of winners: Cal Raleigh (C), Nick Kurtz (1B), Jazz Chisholm Jr. (2B), Bobby Witt Jr. (SS), José Ramírez (3B), Judge (OF), Buxton (OF) and Greene (OF) and George Springer (DH).

After stunning the Mariners in Game 1 in Seattle on Saturday night, Tigers’ skipper A.J. Hinch didn’t feel the need to make any changes to his lineup behind Tarik Skubal in Game 2. Keith has been utilized as the designated hitter in each of the first two games instead of playing in the infield as they’re trying to be cautious with him while returning from the rib injury. Once again, here’s how they’ll lineup against Mariners’ right-hander Luis Castillo on Sunday: Gleyber Torres (2B), Kerry Carpenter (RF), Riley Greene (LF), Spencer Torkelson (1B), Colt Keith (DH), Dillon Dingler (C), Zach McKinstry (3B), Javier Baez (SS) and Parker Meadows (CF).

Detroit will give their regulars some extended rest heading into the playoffs after wrapping up a postseason berth earlier this weekend. The Tigers would need to defeat the Red Sox and have Cleveland lose to the Rangers in order to win the AL Central division title. Assuming Greene gets the full day off, he finishes an impressive regular season with a .258/.313/.493 slash line with a career-high 36 home runs and 111 RBI across 157 contests.

The win snapped the team’s eight-game losing streak and pulled the Tigers back even with the Guardians atop the American League Central, though the Guardians hold the tiebreaker. Greene did his damage in the fourth inning of this one, ambushing a first-pitch sinker from Parker Messick for a 411-foot (107.2 mph EV) solo shot that increased the Tigers’ lead to 4-1. He also walked and struck out twice in the ballgame. For the season, the 24-year-old outfielder .262/.317/.500 with 36 home runs and 111 RBI.

Greene tagged Guardians’ right-hander Gavin Williams for a 367-foot (109.5 mph EV) solo shot in the sixth inning that extended the Tigers’ lead to 2-0. That would wind up being the extent of their offense though. Greene also singled in the fourth inning. The 24-year-old slugger has had a terrific year in the middle of the Tigers’ lineup, slashing .261/.315/.497 with a career-high 35 homers and 110 RBI.