7DShane Greene
RP FA
Tue 4/23/19 11:44 PM

Greene struck out two hitters in a scoreless ninth inning to record the save in the second game of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Red Sox, which the Tigers won 4-2.
EDGE Analysis
Greene is now 11-for-11 in save opportunities this season with a tiny 1.38 ERA. This has certainly exceeded expectations, as the 30-year-old closer posted a 5.12 ERA in 2018 and was expected to possibly give way to Joe Jimenez at some point this year. Greene has instead solidified his hold on the ninth-inning role with his strong play so far.

7DShane Greene
RP FA
Sun 4/21/19 5:07 PM

Greene struck out two in a perfect ninth inning to record the save in a 4-3 win over the White Sox on Sunday.
EDGE Analysis
Greene now has 10 saves in 10 opportunities this season to go along with a sparkling 1.50 ERA. The 30-year-old closer blew six saves and posted a 5.12 ERA in 2018, so regression could be coming, but Greene is worth riding while he's pitching like this.

7DShane Greene
RP FA
Thu 4/18/19 7:32 PM

Greene nailed down his league-leading ninth save in a 9-7 victory against the White Sox on Thursday.
EDGE Analysis
He walked a batter and didn't strike anyone out, but Green didn't yield a hit, and it was a pretty uneventful ninth. He's been great early this season with a 1.64 ERA and 0.64 WHIP. Greene took a loss against the Pirates on Tuesday, but he is 9-for-9 in save opportunities with 10 strikeouts in 11 innings as well.

7DShane Greene
RP FA
Wed 4/17/19 11:35 PM

Greene pitched a scoreless ninth inning with two strikeouts and a walk during a 3-2 loss to the Pirates on Wednesday.
EDGE Analysis
The Tigers closer took the loss Tuesday, but he bounced back in a no-save situation Wednesday, giving the Tigers a chance to walk off in the ninth. Greene has experienced a strong start to the year, converting eight save opportunities with a 1.80 ERA and 0.60 WHIP. He also has 10 strikeouts in 10 frames.

7DShane Greene
RP FA
Tue 4/16/19 11:07 PM

Greene (0-1) allowed two runs on two hits and took the loss in Tuesday's game against the Pirates. He struck out one.
EDGE Analysis
Greene came into the night with a sparkling 0.00 ERA, but the Pirates were able to get to the veteran in the 10th inning, with Starling Marte's two-run home run the decisive blow in a 5-3 win. Detroit's closer is still 8-for-8 in save situations, as he entered this game with the score tied 3-3, and he'll look to rebound from this hiccup in his next outing.

7DShane Greene
RP FA
Wed 4/10/19 10:50 PM

Greene pitched a scoreless ninth inning with a strikeout to record the save in Wednesday's 4-1 win over the Indians, and he is now 8-for-8 in save opportunities this season.
EDGE Analysis
It sounds like a broken record by now, but the Tigers won and Greene ended the game. Detroit is 8-4 this season, and the 30-year-old closer has saves in all eight victories. The Tigers weren't projected to win much this season, and Greene's 5.12 ERA in 2018 didn't inspire much confidence heading into the year, but the veteran is certainly worth riding while he's hot.

7DShane Greene
RP FA
Sun 4/7/19 10:33 PM

Greene notched his seventh save Sunday against the Royals after issuing a walk and striking out two in a scoreless ninth inning.
EDGE Analysis
Greene issued his first walk of the season with two outs in the series finale but managed to retire the final batter of the ballgame on a line out to center. The 30-year-old closer has yet to allow a run this season and has had very few issues slamming the door to this point. Following Sunday's 3-1 victory, Greene became the first player to rack up seven saves through his team's first 10 games since saves became recognized by Major League Baseball, per Jason Beck of MLB.com.

7DShane Greene
RP FA
Sat 4/6/19 4:40 PM

Greene pitched a perfect ninth inning with a strikeout to earn the save in Saturday's 7-4 win over the Royals.
EDGE Analysis
The Tigers now have six wins in nine games this season, and Greene has recorded a save in all of them with a spotless 0.00 ERA. The 30-year-old posted 32 saves last season despite a 5.12 ERA, and while he's been mentioned as a trade candidate to make way for Joe Jimenez as the closer of the future, Greene looks like he has a firm grip on the role for the time being due to his strong play.

7DShane Greene
RP FA
Thu 4/4/19 4:57 PM

Greene struck out one and allowed one hit against the Royals on Thursday en route to his fifth save.
EDGE Analysis
The 30-year-old is 5-for-5 in save opportunities through the first eight days of the season. He also has yet to give up a run, and he owns a 0.40 WHIP in five appearances. This is about as good of a start to the season as anyone could have hoped from Greene, who posted a 5.12 ERA and gave up 12 home runs in 63.1 innings last year.

7DShane Greene
RP FA
Wed 4/3/19 7:58 PM

Greene struck out one in a perfect inning of relief Wednesday to record his fourth save of the season in a 2-1 win over the Yankees.
EDGE Analysis
The right-hander continues to enhance his trade value, converting all four of his save chances so far with a pristine 0.00 ERA. Greene's 2:0 K:BB in four innings is less impressive, but as long as he keeps getting the job done, the Tigers will have no reason to remove him from his ninth-inning role.