Prior to Sunday’s game against the Seattle Mariners, Detroit Tigers‘ manager Ron Gardenhire commented that Shane Greene would pitch whether the Tigers were winning or losing.
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From Detroit News:
Gardenhire said, save situation or no save situation, he was going to get Greene into the game Sunday. He hadn’t worked since Wednesday.
“We can’t keep letting him sit so long,” Gardenhire said.
The reason for Gardy’s comment was because Greene has not been getting much action because the Tigers continue to lose.
That being said, with the score tied going into the ninth inning, Gardenhire decided to let Trevor Rosenthal pitch, rather than Greene.
More than a little interesting that Trevor Rosenthal and not Shane Greene is pitching the 9th. Gardy said he was going to get Greene an inning today. He hasn't pitched since last Wednesday. Hmmmmm
— Chris McCosky (@cmccosky) July 28, 2019
With the MLB trade deadline just days away, does this decision by Gardenhire have anything to do with a potential trade?
Time will tell!
UPDATE:
Tigers lost, Greene did not pitch, Gardenhire went against what he said pre-game.
Gardy was holding Greene back for a potential save situation, plus with Soto and Ramirez unavailable, he was going to let Cisnero go a couple of innings if he could
— Chris McCosky (@cmccosky) July 28, 2019
