Game 12: Detroit Tigers vs. Minnesota Twins 6:40 p.m. EST 4/12

[Mitchrapp]

On a side note Dan Petry has been a pleasant surprise tonight.

 

[Mitchrapp]

Perez gets walk, first time on base.

 

[Mitchrapp]

Perez is fast. Easily scored on that. 8-0.

 

[Mitchrapp]

Win, win, win.. Win.

 

[kalinecountry]

https://www.mlb.com/tigers/news/tarik-skubal-tigers-offense-strong-in-win-vs-twins

Skubal, bats team up to knock off reigning division champs.
Tigers official site

https://www.mlb.com/gameday/twins-vs-tigers/2024/04/12/746491/final/box

Boxscore.

https://www.mlb.com/tigers/video

Webvideo Highlights of the Tigers Win over the twins.

Tigers 8, Twins 2: A low-stress win is apparently possible

The Tigers won a came comfortably. Wait, is that even allowed? We’ll check and get back to you.

www.blessyouboys.com

Tigers 8 - Twins 2: A low-stress win is apparently possible.
The Tigers won a came comfortably. Wait, is that even allowed? We’ll check and get back to you.
BYBTB

Tigers strike first in rain-delayed opener, beat division-rival Twins, 8-2

After a 65-minute delay, the Tigers shrugged off the elements and beat the Central Division rival Minnesota Twins, 8-2.

www.detroitnews.com

Tigers strike first in rain-delayed opener, beat division-rival Twins, 8-2.
Detnews

Detroit Tigers' Tarik Skubal gets plenty of run support in 8-2 win over Minnesota Twins

The Detroit Tigers rode the momentum of another strong start from Tarik Skubal en route to an 8-2 win over the Twins on Friday.

www.freep.com

Detroit Tigers' Tarik Skubal gets plenty of run support in 8-2 win over Minnesota Twins.
Freep

 

[kalinecountry]

SATURDAY SURVEY

Tiger fans have enjoyed watching Riley Greene play in the outfield. Watching him dive for balls, athleticism on display. Sure, it’s exciting to watch but these displays on his part aren&#821…

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SATURDAY SURVEY.
Totally Tigers

Tiger fans have enjoyed watching Riley Greene play in the outfield. Watching him dive for balls, athleticism on display.
Sure, it’s exciting to watch but these displays on his part aren’t due to exceptional defensive skills. Actually, quite the opposite.
Greene finished last year with a -7 DRS. Second worst defensive player on the team and 4th weakest CFer in MLB.
The reason we’ve been watching all of his gymnastics is really due to his struggles with reading the ball well after it’s hit and getting late starts in tracking it down as a result.
The inability to have quick reaction time resulted in first, a left fibula stress fracture in 2022 and then a right elbow injury that required Tommy John surgery last year. Both injuries were due to diving for fly balls.
As a result, A. J. Hinch moved him out of CF and into a corner OF position this year. Less ground to cover combined with Parker Meadows in CF who has elite speed, is a plus defender and has a better defensive range.

This year, Greene has continued his pattern. A spectacular dive last week and then recently, catching a possible HR ball while hitting the outfield wall hard.
You could almost hear Hinch holding his breath as he watched both these moves.
As a fan, what would you want Riley to do?
Continue to go all out and risk further injuries that may put him on the shelf?
Or should he ease up on his diving style in order to protect his health? Understanding that there will be runners who will end up getting on base and potentially scoring.
This question is meant to be tough! But you can select only one……..

Should Riley Greene continue his style of diving for balls in the outfield?

1. Yes, it's important for as many runners as possible to be kept off base.

2. No, he needs to exercise more caution in order to stay injury-free.

VOTE