NEW YORK -- Shane Greene headed to the mound for the first time as a major league closer.
"Running out of that door and your teammates looking, depending on you, and you being able to put your team on your back and get the job done is what I live for," he said.
Greene induced a double play from Matt Holliday that ended the eighth inning , then stranded the potential tying run at third base in the ninth inning, retiring rookie Clint Frazier on a game-ending popup Tuesday night that preserved the Detroit Tigers' 4-3 win over the New York Yankees.
"I love it," said the 28-year-old right-hander, who got the closer's job after Detroit traded Justin Wilson to the Chicago Cubs on Monday. "When the game's on the line, it's almost like you borderline black out, and you just compete. And that's what I fuel off of."
John Hicks hit a three-run, second-inning homer in his first big league game in more than a month, and Justin Upton added a solo shot in the third off CC Sabathia (9-4) , both on sliders. Didi Gregorius drove in three runs for the Yankees, two on his 17th homer, a fourth-inning drive against Anibal Sanchez (3-1) that hooked just fair of the right-field foul pole.
Greene made his big league debut for the Yankees in April 2014 and was traded to Detroit that December as part of the three-team swap that sent Gregorius from Arizona to New York.
The right-hander entered after Gregorius singled off Daniel Stumpf in the eighth , a run that was unearned because Gary Sanchez's single to left against Alex Wilson bounced off Upton's glove for an error.
Holliday grounded into a 6-4-3 double play, and Greene got the first two outs of the ninth before walking pinch-hitter Jacoby Ellsbury. Greene then bounced a pickoff throw past first, allowing Ellsbury to sprint to third on the error.
"I kind of laughed in my head when I threw the ball away. It brought back some memories with the three-error start," Greene said, flashing back to July 21, 2014, when he threw wildly on two grounders and dropped a throw while covering first base for New York in a 4-2 loss to Texas at Yankee Stadium.
Tigers manager Brad Ausmus went to the mound, and Detroit intentionally walked left-handed-hitting Brett Gardner, who stole second. That brought up Frazier, a right-handed hitter. Lefties were hitting .217 against Greene coming in and righties .171.
Frazier popped out to shortstop Dixon Machado in short left.
"Best part of it: I'm going to get another chance in the future, and I'm going to capitalize on it next time," Frazier said.
Greene's only previous saves were in an 11-inning, opening-day win over Miami last year, and a rain-shortened game against the White Sox on July 21 last season.
"Even though I've had two before, this was the first one in my own head," he said.
He'll get more chances over the final seven weeks.
"People around the league already know he's a very good relief pitcher," Ausmus said. "He was kind of my flex reliever. I would use him anywhere from the fifth inning on."
A 27-year-old rookie recalled Monday for his fifth major league stint this season, Hicks homered on the 10th pitch of his at-bat , a drive over 6-foot-7 Aaron Judge and into the second row of the right-field seats.
Hicks had not played for the Tigers since June 27. The first baseman/catcher was brought back after Tigers general manager Al Avila traded his son, Alex, to the Cubs along with Wilson for prospects.
"At times I've just left a suitcase packed, just in case," Hicks said. "I've got kind of a theory behind packing it, so I get it done pretty quick. Just have the dress clothes kind of ready that I want, and the clothes, keep them washed as much as I can."
STARTERS
Making his eighth start since being shifted to the rotation in mid-June, Sanchez allowed six hits in a season-high 6 2/3 innings and improved to 3-0 at Yankee Stadium.
In his 500th big league start, Sabathia gave up six hits in six innings. He shouted at plate umpire Mike Estabrook in the middle of the fifth, causing Estabrook to come over to the dugout and exchange words with New York manager Joe Girardi.
"For some reason, 25-year-old CC felt like taking the mound today, so he got that," Sabathia said.
WATCHING
New York's 7-3 win Monday was seen by 446,000 viewers on YES, the network's most-watched program since Derek Jeter's Yankee Stadium finale on Sept. 25, 2014, was seen by 1.25 million, the most in the network's history. Yankees games on YES averaged 336,000 viewers last month, the most in July since 2012.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Tigers: SS Jose Iglesias didn't play, a day after straining his right wrist on a strikeout.
Yankees: 2B Starlin Castro (strained right hamstring) still hasn't started running.
UP NEXT
Yankees RHP Masahiro Tanaka (8-9, 5.09) starts Wednesday's series finale against RHP Jordan Zimmermann (6-8, 5.69). Tanaka is 0-5 with a 14.81 ERA in six day starts this year, allowing 44 hits in 20 2/3 innings.
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"Running out of that door and your teammates looking, depending on you, and you being able to put your team on your back and get the job done is what I live for," he said.
Greene induced a double play from Matt Holliday that ended the eighth inning , then stranded the potential tying run at third base in the ninth inning, retiring rookie Clint Frazier on a game-ending popup Tuesday night that preserved the Detroit Tigers' 4-3 win over the New York Yankees.
"I love it," said the 28-year-old right-hander, who got the closer's job after Detroit traded Justin Wilson to the Chicago Cubs on Monday. "When the game's on the line, it's almost like you borderline black out, and you just compete. And that's what I fuel off of."
John Hicks hit a three-run, second-inning homer in his first big league game in more than a month, and Justin Upton added a solo shot in the third off CC Sabathia (9-4) , both on sliders. Didi Gregorius drove in three runs for the Yankees, two on his 17th homer, a fourth-inning drive against Anibal Sanchez (3-1) that hooked just fair of the right-field foul pole.
Greene made his big league debut for the Yankees in April 2014 and was traded to Detroit that December as part of the three-team swap that sent Gregorius from Arizona to New York.
The right-hander entered after Gregorius singled off Daniel Stumpf in the eighth , a run that was unearned because Gary Sanchez's single to left against Alex Wilson bounced off Upton's glove for an error.
Holliday grounded into a 6-4-3 double play, and Greene got the first two outs of the ninth before walking pinch-hitter Jacoby Ellsbury. Greene then bounced a pickoff throw past first, allowing Ellsbury to sprint to third on the error.
"I kind of laughed in my head when I threw the ball away. It brought back some memories with the three-error start," Greene said, flashing back to July 21, 2014, when he threw wildly on two grounders and dropped a throw while covering first base for New York in a 4-2 loss to Texas at Yankee Stadium.
Tigers manager Brad Ausmus went to the mound, and Detroit intentionally walked left-handed-hitting Brett Gardner, who stole second. That brought up Frazier, a right-handed hitter. Lefties were hitting .217 against Greene coming in and righties .171.
Frazier popped out to shortstop Dixon Machado in short left.
"Best part of it: I'm going to get another chance in the future, and I'm going to capitalize on it next time," Frazier said.
Greene's only previous saves were in an 11-inning, opening-day win over Miami last year, and a rain-shortened game against the White Sox on July 21 last season.
"Even though I've had two before, this was the first one in my own head," he said.
He'll get more chances over the final seven weeks.
"People around the league already know he's a very good relief pitcher," Ausmus said. "He was kind of my flex reliever. I would use him anywhere from the fifth inning on."
A 27-year-old rookie recalled Monday for his fifth major league stint this season, Hicks homered on the 10th pitch of his at-bat , a drive over 6-foot-7 Aaron Judge and into the second row of the right-field seats.
Hicks had not played for the Tigers since June 27. The first baseman/catcher was brought back after Tigers general manager Al Avila traded his son, Alex, to the Cubs along with Wilson for prospects.
"At times I've just left a suitcase packed, just in case," Hicks said. "I've got kind of a theory behind packing it, so I get it done pretty quick. Just have the dress clothes kind of ready that I want, and the clothes, keep them washed as much as I can."
STARTERS
Making his eighth start since being shifted to the rotation in mid-June, Sanchez allowed six hits in a season-high 6 2/3 innings and improved to 3-0 at Yankee Stadium.
In his 500th big league start, Sabathia gave up six hits in six innings. He shouted at plate umpire Mike Estabrook in the middle of the fifth, causing Estabrook to come over to the dugout and exchange words with New York manager Joe Girardi.
"For some reason, 25-year-old CC felt like taking the mound today, so he got that," Sabathia said.
WATCHING
New York's 7-3 win Monday was seen by 446,000 viewers on YES, the network's most-watched program since Derek Jeter's Yankee Stadium finale on Sept. 25, 2014, was seen by 1.25 million, the most in the network's history. Yankees games on YES averaged 336,000 viewers last month, the most in July since 2012.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Tigers: SS Jose Iglesias didn't play, a day after straining his right wrist on a strikeout.
Yankees: 2B Starlin Castro (strained right hamstring) still hasn't started running.
UP NEXT
Yankees RHP Masahiro Tanaka (8-9, 5.09) starts Wednesday's series finale against RHP Jordan Zimmermann (6-8, 5.69). Tanaka is 0-5 with a 14.81 ERA in six day starts this year, allowing 44 hits in 20 2/3 innings.
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7:05PM,EDT,August 1,2017
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| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Detroit - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | DET | NYY |
| Kinsler grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Mahtook grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Upton lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Anibal Sanchez pitching for Detroit | DET | NYY |
| Gardner grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| C. Frazier grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Judge popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | DET | NYY |
| Cabrera singled to right center. | 0 | 0 |
| Castellanos doubled to left, Cabrera to third. | 0 | 0 |
| McCann grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Castellanos out at third. | 0 | 0 |
| Hicks homered to right (346 feet), Cabrera and McCann scored. | 3 | 0 |
| Machado grounded out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Romine grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Anibal Sanchez pitching for Detroit | DET | NYY |
| Sánchez grounded out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| Gregorius grounded out to first. | 3 | 0 |
| Holliday singled to shallow left. | 3 | 0 |
| Headley hit by pitch, Holliday to second. | 3 | 0 |
| T. Frazier grounded out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | DET | NYY |
| Kinsler lined out to first. | 3 | 0 |
| Mahtook lined out to left. | 3 | 0 |
| Upton homered to left (373 feet). | 4 | 0 |
| Cabrera struck out swinging. | 4 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Anibal Sanchez pitching for Detroit | DET | NYY |
| Wade doubled to right center. | 4 | 0 |
| Wade to third on wild pitch by Sánchez. | 4 | 0 |
| Gardner grounded out to first. | 4 | 0 |
| C. Frazier popped out to second. | 4 | 0 |
| Judge grounded out to second. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | DET | NYY |
| Castellanos grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 0 |
| McCann singled to left. | 4 | 0 |
| Hicks walked, McCann to second. | 4 | 0 |
| Machado grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Hicks out at second. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Anibal Sanchez pitching for Detroit | DET | NYY |
| Sánchez doubled to left. | 4 | 0 |
| Gregorius homered to right (350 feet), Sánchez scored. | 4 | 2 |
| Holliday flied out to right. | 4 | 2 |
| Headley lined out to left. | 4 | 2 |
| T. Frazier walked. | 4 | 2 |
| Wade struck out swinging. | 4 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | DET | NYY |
| Romine grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 2 |
| Kinsler singled to center. | 4 | 2 |
| Mahtook struck out swinging. | 4 | 2 |
| Upton grounded out to third. | 4 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Anibal Sanchez pitching for Detroit | DET | NYY |
| Gardner flied out to left. | 4 | 2 |
| C. Frazier flied out to center. | 4 | 2 |
| Judge struck out swinging. | 4 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | DET | NYY |
| Cabrera lined out to right. | 4 | 2 |
| Castellanos grounded out to pitcher. | 4 | 2 |
| McCann struck out looking. | 4 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Anibal Sanchez pitching for Detroit | DET | NYY |
| Sánchez popped out to first. | 4 | 2 |
| Gregorius struck out swinging. | 4 | 2 |
| Holliday doubled to deep left center. | 4 | 2 |
| Headley grounded out to second. | 4 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Adam Warren pitching for New York | DET | NYY |
| Warren relieved Sabathia. | 4 | 2 |
| Hicks grounded out to pitcher. | 4 | 2 |
| Machado grounded out to third. | 4 | 2 |
| Romine grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Anibal Sanchez pitching for Detroit | DET | NYY |
| T. Frazier popped out to first. | 4 | 2 |
| Wade flied out to center. | 4 | 2 |
| Gardner singled to right. | 4 | 2 |
| Rondón relieved Sánchez. | 4 | 2 |
| Gardner stole second. | 4 | 2 |
| C. Frazier grounded out to second. | 4 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Adam Warren pitching for New York | DET | NYY |
| Kinsler popped out to second. | 4 | 2 |
| Mahtook walked. | 4 | 2 |
| Upton struck out looking. | 4 | 2 |
| Cabrera flied out to right. | 4 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Alex Wilson pitching for Detroit | DET | NYY |
| Wilson relieved Rondón. | 4 | 2 |
| Judge popped out to second. | 4 | 2 |
| Sánchez singled to deep left center, Sánchez to second on error by left fielder Upton. | 4 | 2 |
| Stumpf relieved Wilson. | 4 | 2 |
| Gregorius singled to right center, Sánchez scored. | 4 | 3 |
| Holliday grounds into a double play, shortstop to first, Didi Gregorius out at 2nd. | 4 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| David Robertson pitching for New York | DET | NYY |
| Robertson relieved Warren. | 4 | 3 |
| Castellanos struck out looking. | 4 | 3 |
| McCann singled to center. | 4 | 3 |
| Hicks struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| Machado singled to left, McCann to second. | 4 | 3 |
| Romine singled to center, McCann thrown out at home, Machado to second. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Shane Greene pitching for Detroit | DET | NYY |
| Headley grounded out to second. | 4 | 3 |
| T. Frazier struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| Ellsbury hit for Wade. | 4 | 3 |
| Ellsbury walked. | 4 | 3 |
| Ellsbury safe at third on throwing error by pitcher Greene. | 4 | 3 |
| Gardner intentionally walked. | 4 | 3 |
| Gardner stole second. | 4 | 3 |
| C. Frazier popped out to shortstop. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Detroit Tigers | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Kinsler 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .244 | .325 | .387 |
| Mahtook CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | .288 | .341 | .466 |
| Upton LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .280 | .369 | .512 |
| Cabrera DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .260 | .345 | .422 |
| Castellanos 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .246 | .312 | .444 |
| McCann C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .251 | .324 | .461 |
| Hicks 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 23 | .300 | .329 | .557 |
| Machado SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .307 | .344 | .375 |
| Romine RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .230 | .294 | .349 |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 139 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Castellanos (20, Sabathia) HR: Hicks (4, 2nd inning off Sabathia 2 on, 1 Out); Upton (18, 3rd inning off Sabathia 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: Hicks 3 (15), Upton (68) 2-out RBI: Upton GIDP: Machado Tigers RISP: 2-4 (McCann 0-1, Hicks 1-1, Machado 0-1, Romine 1-1) Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Upton (6, bobble); Greene (1, throw) DP: 1 (Machado-Hicks). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Yankee Stadium, New York, NY |
| Attendance | 43,238 (87.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:59 |
| Weather | 86 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 8 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mike Estabrook, First Base - Dan Bellino, Second Base - Jerry Layne, Third Base - Marvin Hudson |
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