Detroit Tigers: A Look at the Best & Worst of April for the Tigers

Detroit Tigers: Best & Worst of April

BOSTON, MA - APRIL 25: Nicholas Castellanos #9 of the Detroit Tigers celebrates his two-run home run with teammate Jeimer Candelario #46 against the Boston Red Sox during the third inning at Fenway Park on April 25, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Rich Gagnon/Getty Images) /

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PHILADELPHIA, PA – APRIL 30: Shane Greene #61 of the Detroit Tigers delivers a pitch in the ninth inning during a game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on April 30, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Tigers won 3-1. (Photo by Hunter Martin/Getty Images) /

Best- Shane Greene

I thought that ending this list with a nice even number of four things would be best, but then I knew I had forgotten something. That, of course, was the stellar closing pitching of Shane Greene. In twelve appearances for the Tigers in April, Greene had ten saves, giving him twelve on the season in 14 save opportunities.

Shane Greene was called upon a lot in April to close out nail-biting games in which the Tigers offense needed tremendous help from the team’s pitching in order to survive. Greene allowed just five hits throughout all of April and finished the month with a 1.29 ERA. If Greene can keep up his incredible string of saves, his ability to close will be tremendous for this Detroit squad which will likely need to keep calling on him.

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