Riley Greene hits a 9th inning RBI double to give the Tigers a 5-4 win
over the Cardinals
[May 21, 2025]
By DAVID SOLOMON
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Riley Greene homered and hit the
winning RBI double in the ninth inning to help the Detroit Tigers beat
the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 on Tuesday night.
Zack McKinstry singled off Kyle Leahy (1-1) to lead off the ninth and
scored on Greene’s double to the right-field gap. |
Detroit Tigers' Riley Greene, left, rounds the bases after hitting a
two-run home run off St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Erick Fedde
during the third inning of a baseball game Tuesday, May 20, 2025, in St.
Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) |
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Will Vest (4-0) pitched a scoreless eighth
inning, and Tommy Kahnle pitched the ninth to earn his sixth
save in eight chances.
Tigers starter Tarik Skubal allowed three runs on five hits and
a walk and struck out eight in 5 2/3 innings.
Nolan Arenado homered, and Erick Fedde allowed four runs on five
hits, struck out two batters, and walked none in five innings
for the Cardinals.
Victor Scott II doubled off Tyler Holton to lead off the the
seventh and scored on Masyn Winn’s sacrifice fly to tie the game
at 4-4.
Iván Herrera drove in Winn with a single to right to cut the
Cardinals deficit to 4-3 in the sixth inning and chase Skubal.
Herrera singled to right field to lead off the fifth inning and
give him a career-best 10-game hitting streak. Arenado hit the
next pitch into the left field stands, cutting Detroit’s lead to
4-2.
Kerry Carpenter hit a lead off homer for Detroit.
Greene lined a two-run homer off the right field foul pole to
double Detroit’s lead to 4-0.
Key moment
After Herrera’s seventh-inning single, Arenado and Jordan Walker
each singled to load the bases, but Brennan Hanifee got Pedro
Páges to ground weakly to third base to preserve Detroit’s 4-3
lead.
Key stat
Skubal allowed Winn to advance to second on a sixth inning balk.
It was his first balk in 630 2/3 major league innings.
Up next
Detroit manager A.J. Hinch said LHP Sean Guenther (0-0, 2.25
ERA) will start a bullpen game against St. Louis RHP Andre
Pallante (4-2, 4.11) in the final game of their three-game
series on Wednesday.
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