Detroit Tigers rookie OF Riley Greene picked up a couple of hits in Game 1 loss against the Kansas City Royals but he admitted that the sun was messing with him during the game.
After winning six-straight games, the Tigers have hit a wall and they have now dropped four games in a row, including two on Monday during a doubleheader against the Royals.
Riley Greene says ‘sun was playing with his head’ during loss to Royals
Following the game, Greene spoke to reporters about Royals starting pitcher Brad Keller, who had the Tigers confused all day long.
“They were showing four-seamer on the board but he was definitely cutting it pretty good,” said Greene, who had two of the Tigers’ four hits. “My first at-bat (called out on strikes) I just missed pitches. I got good pitches to hit and missed them. I took that last on the edge. I probably could’ve hit it but I didn’t swing.”
“Just try to get on top of the baseball,” he said. “I watched the video and I was way under it.”
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Tigers manager A.J. Hinch is not worried at all about Greene.
“Riley’s been good,” Hinch said. “He goes 0-for-4, 0-for-8 and we start wondering what’s going on. Nothing is going on. He’s just learning these pitchers and fighting through his first time through the league.”
Riley Greene admitted after the game that the sun “was playing” with his head.
“You’ve got to get locked in when it’s hot like that,” he said. “I told somebody on the bench, ‘The sun is playing with my head.’ I had to remind myself what’s going on. But we’re on a baseball field playing baseball at the highest level. I can’t complain.”
Greene was given Game 2 off to rest.
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