This bit of Riley Greene fact-finding was prior to today’s game.
People these days would probably best remember her work on the long-running TV show, Touched by an Angel. Born and raised in Detroit, she was a singer, actor and TV show host.
Is James Karinchak the first Cleveland player to wear #99 since Rick Vaughn? At any rate, since umps started cracking down on sticky stuff on hands, he hasn't been so great.Randy Newman had some observations about short people once upon a time. Cleveland has two guys in their lineup, Steven Kwan and José Ramírez, listed at 5’9”.
That's not really useful in any meaningful way, but it jumped out at me as unusual from the lineups.
Michael Pineda made his second start for Detroit after spending time on the injured list, his previous outing being a five-inning affair against the Royals on July 1 in which he gave up seven hits and three runs. And, what do you know, they managed to pull it off with an 8-2 win powered by some timely hitting with runners on base.
DETROIT, Michigan - The finale of a four-game series between the Cleveland Guardians and the Detroit Tigers saw the Michiganders go for the four-game home sweep on a cool, cloudy afternoon.