Early fireworks from Riley Greene launch Tigers to win over Rangers
Detroit Tigers score: Riley Greene hit a 2-run homer in the first inning and Jack Flaherty threw 5 2/3 scoreless innings in the Tigers' victory.
ARLINGTON, TX – Detroit Tigers outfielder Riley Greene cracked his third homer in four games, Jack Flaherty pitched a gem, Keider Montero had a three-inning save and the Tigers earned a 3-0 victory over the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field on Saturday, July 4.Flaherty threw 5⅔ scoreless innings. He has now allowed three earned runs or less in 13 of his 17 starts this season, including in 10 of his past 11 outings.
The Tigers (39-50) have now won four of five games on this six-game road trip that ends Sunday against the Rangers (45-44).STAR POWER: It would be crazy if Dillon Dingler is not named to MLB All-Star GameInteresting tidbit, part 1: The Tigers are now 17-12 since June 1.Interesting tidbit, part 2: the Tigers are 23-21 against teams at or above .
500 this season, joining only the Rays, Rangers, Yankees and Mariners among AL teams. Oddly enough, the Tigers are 16-29 against teams with a losing record.At the plate: Riley Greene sizzling hotThe Tigers were expecting to face Kumar Rocker, the big Rangers righty.
But they were notified on Saturday morning that Cal Quantrill would get the start in a bullpen game.The Tigers adjusted quickly. In the first inning, Kerry Carpenter walked, and then Greene hammered a 2-2 cutter over the right-field fence, sneaking it just inside the foul pole.
It was his 12th homer of the season.A Texas outfield error gave the Tigers another scoring chance in the second. Colt Keith, who had singled, reasched third on an Alejandro Osuna error in left.
Keith scored when Ben Malgeri ground out to short, giving the Tigers a 3-0 lead. As the inning continued, the Tigers had a chance to do some serious damage but Carpenter lined out to center with the bases loaded.On the mound: Jack Flaherty cruises for TigersFlaherty, who used his off day on Friday to go to the World Cup game between Australia and Egypt across the way at AT&T Stadium, got the start for the Tigers.
He benefited in the first inning from a great defensive play by James Outman in
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