Diamond Member Pelican Press 0 Posted May 17, 2025 Diamond Member Share Posted May 17, 2025 This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up Greene drives in three runs as Tigers edge Jays Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – Riley Greene homered and added a two-run double to spark the Detroit Tigers to a 5-4 series-opening win against the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday. Greene homered in the second inning and knocked in two more runs in the fifth. Zach McKinstry and Javier Baez also belted solo homers in the fourth and eighth innings, respectively, to give the American League-leading Tigers (30-15) their fourth consecutive victory before 23,146 at Rogers Centre. Bo Bichette began the bottom half of the eighth with a solo shot to left field, his fourth, off reliever Tommy Kahnle to bring the Blue Jays (21-23) within a run. Related Videos This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up /applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png"> 2:22 Blue Jays fans skip out on Seattle series over U.S. trade war Previous Video Next Video Story continues below advertisement With the Blue Jays down 4-0, Varsho belted a two-run shot in the sixth, scoring Vladimir Guerrero Jr. It was Varsho’s sixth home run of the year. This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up /applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png"> Get daily National news Get the day’s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Toronto starter Bowden Francis (2-6) lasted 4 2/3 innings, giving up four runs on eight hits and two walks with six strikeouts. Detroit’s Jack Flaherty (2-5) also struck out six in 5 2/3 innings, allowing two runs on five hits with a walk. Beau Brieske pitched the ninth. He gave up a pair of two-out singles, but hung on for his first save. Takeaways More on Sports More videos Tigers: Flaherty, who won a World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers last fall, halted a five-game losing streak, the longest of his career. Blue Jays: Manager John Schneider decided to give Anthony Santander a day off. The free-agent acquisition has struggled with a .187 average, five homers and 16 RBI after a career-best 44 homers in 2024. Trending Now This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up /applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png"> As another Canada Post strike looms, here’s what you need to know This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up /applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png"> How posting theories about 2 missing N.S. kids online could land you in legal trouble Key Moment Detroit centre-fielder Baez stretched out to save an extra-base hit from Nathan Lukes in the right-field gap. Baez then doubled off Addison Barger at first base after his second-inning leadoff walk. Key Stat Francis has given up 14 home runs this season after the two dingers by Greene and McKinstry. It’s the most allowed by a pitcher in Major League Baseball so far this season. Story continues below advertisement Up Next The Blue Jays had not announced a starter for Saturday, meaning it likely will be a bullpen outing. The Tigers will counter with righty Reese Olson (4-3). This report by The ********* Press was first published May 16, 2025. © 2025 The ********* Press This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up #Greene #drives #runs #Tigers #edge #Jays This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up 0 Quote Link to comment https://hopzone.eu/forums/topic/251452-greene-drives-in-three-runs-as-tigers-edge-jays/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.