ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Riley Greene went deep twice for his first multi-homer game, Mark Canha added a homer and the Detroit Tigers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-2 on Tuesday night.
The Tigers have won the first two of the three-game set to clinch their fifth unbeaten road series (4-0-1) to start the season. Detroit last opened a season with five unbeaten road series in 2007.
“It’s a special team,” Riley said. “We got a lot of guys in here that work super, super hard and it just kind of pays off. We got the team chemistry. We got pitchers on the mound that are dealing for us and we got our bullpen who’s really helped out.”
With the Tigers trailing 2-1 in the eighth, Greene hit a two-shot off Colin Poche (0-1) and Canha added a solo drive to make it 4-2.
Greene put the Tigers ahead 1-0 in the third inning with a 426-foot homer to center off Ryan Pepiot. Greene, who started the day tied with Mookie Betts of the Los Angeles Dodgers for the MLB lead in walks, drew his 21st free pass on an eight-pitch at-bat in the first.
Riley Greene homers twice and Mark Canha goes deep to power Tigers past Rays 4
Chicago police officer fatally shot overnight while heading home from work
Colton Cowser and Jordan Westburg hit back
Taylor Swift's new single Fortnight breaks record for Spotify's most streamed song in a single day
Celine Dion reveals the reason she NEVER borrows clothes from top designers like other celebs
Another race, another victory for Red Bull's Max Verstappen at Chinese GP
Alicia Keys is a diva in double denim as she and Maleah Joi Moon rock ab
Jeep maker Stellantis to lay off an unspecified number of factory workers in the coming months
Caitlin Clark to sign new Nike deal valued at $28 million over 8 years, reports say
United escapes with shootout win after blowing three