![]() "As a pitcher, you have the best view on a fly ball like that," Rodriguez said. Left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez - in his 20th start - tossed his arms in the air to celebrate. In the bottom of the fifth, Greene jumped and extended his body to make an incredible diving catch for the third out, robbing Tim Anderson of extra bases. We were really playing for one run there, but we ended up getting two."Īfter Zach McKinstry struck out swinging, Greene stepped up in the most important moment by hitting a two-out, two-strike, down-and-away splitter past the second baseman and into right field for a ground-ball single.īoth Meadows and Rogers scored for a 2-1 lead. We already messed up one situation early in the game with the bases loaded. It felt like if we tied the game, we would extend our chances. ![]() "We're down 1-0, and I wanted to roll the lineup to the top of the order again," Hinch said. Zack Short's sacrifice bunt put two runners in scoring position. The rally began when Parker Meadows and Jake Rogers ripped back-to-back singles. He's pretty frustrated because he wanted to stay in the game."īefore the diving catch, Greene delivered a two-run single off White Sox right-hander Touki Toussaint in the top of the fifth inning. Things are pointing in a positive direction. We wanted to get him checked out and start the treatment. His at-bat came around, and he was a little banged-up. "He dove and hit his elbow first on the turf, and then as he extended, he jammed his elbow," Hinch said. He played left field in the sixth inning but didn't bat in the seventh. Greene landed hard on his right elbow during the completion of his Superman-esque diving catch in the bottom of the fifth inning. ![]() The bad news: Greene left the game in the seventh inning, replaced by pinch-hitter Andre Lipcius (in his MLB debut), with a right elbow injury. The good news: The Tigers (61-74) have won back-to-back games after snapping a five-game losing streak. 796 OPS in 99 games this season, his second year in the big leagues. He finished 2-for-3 in Friday's win and has a. ![]() 859 OPS through his first 84 games of the season. BY A FOOT: Spencer Turnbull, optioned by Detroit Tigers, misses start in Triple-A Toledo with cracked toenailīefore the 14-game slump, Greene was hitting. ![]()
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