On the Tigers’ deep, balanced roster, there’s one quantifiable superstar in Tarik Skubal, and another on the way in Riley Greene.

Detroit took a 3-1 lead on the Rays in the bottom of the fifth inning as All-Star starter Riley Greene smacked an RBI single to right-center field. The accomplishment drew Greene closer to the Major League Baseball lead in runs batted in.

Riley Greene’s scorching June has continued into July. Greene blasted a pair of three-run shots Wednesday as the Tigers hit four homers in an 11-2 pasting of the Nationals in Game 1 of a doubleheader at Nationals Park.

Riley Greene and Spencer Torkelson are the first pair of Tigers teammates to accumulate at least 40 extra-base hits before the All-Star break.

Riley Greene is in his fourth major-league season with the Detroit Tigers since making his debut in June 2022 as a 21-year-old prospect. Drafted fifth overall in the 2019 MLB Draft out of Paul J. Haggerty High School, he spent two seasons dominating the minors before his big-league call-up.

Trey Sweeney and Riley Greene homered during a six-run 10th inning as the Detroit Tigers beat Cleveland 7-2, extending the Guardians’ losing streak to 10 games

Riley Green and Detroit will look to win their fourth game in a row when Game 2 of the double header against Washington goes down on Wednesday evening. The Tigers and Nationals will get underway at 6:45 ET from Nationals Park in Washington, DC. Jack Flaherty will take the mound for Detroit, and Mackenzie Gore will be on the hill for Washington.

Detroit Tigers stars Riley Greene, Javier Báez and Gleyber Torres were named to the American League All-Star team after fan voting on Wednesday. It is the first time since 2007 that the Tigers have had three players elected to start.