Greene Powers Our Tigers Past Minnesota 5-4 at Comerica

Give us an afternoon like this one, because our Tigers held off the Twins 5-4 in front of 23,314 at Comerica Park, and the man of the hour was Riley Greene. Three hits, a two-run homer that traveled 417 feet off Connor Prielipp in the fifth, and now six extra-base hits over his last three games. The kid is locked in. Kevin McGonigle chipped in his 15th of the year, a solo shot that tied it early, and Troy Melton battled to 8-4, giving up four runs over 5 2/3 before four relievers slammed the door and held Minnesota to one hit the rest of the way. Kenley Jansen closed it out in the ninth for career save number 494. Let that number sink in. It got sweaty late — Walker Jenkins doubled home two to pull the Twins within one, but Tyler Kinley struck out Kody Clemens with the bases loaded, and Brooks Lee flied out to strand the tying run in the eighth. We take those every single time. Dean Kremer gets the ball Tuesday against Drew Anderson as we go for the series.