PT TOMORROW: AL Central—Greene money in the bank?

Detroit Tigers

Shane Greene (RHP, DET) came into 2018 as one of the last "closers" off the board. His xERA of 4.07 in 2017 didn't agree with his 2.67 ERA, and his 4.5 Ctl (2.1 Cmd) left reason for pessimism. So far, so good for the 29-year-old, as he hasn't been scored upon in his last four appearances (5:2 K/BB) and picked up two saves in the process. It remains to be seen whether or not he'll be able to curb the walks, so who's making noise behind him?

Young fireballer Joe Jiménez (RHP, DET) hasn't been scored upon in 7 appearances and has struck out 4 over his last three games. He's currently setting up for Greene and has the goods to secure the ninth-inning role with his above-average velocity. He'll need to keep the ball down in...

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