Riley Greene Getting A Day Off On Tuesday
4 months agoDetroit Tigers outfielder Riley Greene is out of the team's starting lineup on Tuesday for the contest against the hosting Cleveland Guardians. Matt Vierling is starting in center field and is batting leadoff for Detroit, with Justyn-Henry Mallow in left field and batting third and Wenceel Perez in right field and hitting fifth against Guardians right-hander Xzavion Curry. Greene was a first-time All-Star this year and has already posted a career-high 17 home runs while driving in 51, stealing four bases and scoring 57 runs in 99 games played. It's a little odd to see him sitting against a right-handed pitcher, but perhaps it's because he's gone just 2-for-11 (.182) with an RBI in three games since last week's All-Star break. Vierling is 0-for-1 in his only career at-bat against Curry, while both Malloy and Perez have never faced him.
Source: MLB.com
Source: MLB.com