Riley Greene connected on a 471-foot grand slam, 110.7 mph exit velocity, in a moment that solidified his late-20s power trajectory and placed him among Detroit’s fast-rising core. The blast vaulted him into Tigers history as the fourth player to hit 32 homers before turning 24, a group led by York, Greenberg and Nokes, and framed Detroit’s 125th season as a coming‑out party for its young lineup.

Greene’s hammer came in a tight spot for a club chasing a postseason push, with Torkelson and Carpenter inching toward 30 homers. Hinch stressed team-first growth, while the swing’s mechanics—balance, head position, and a clean contact—suggest a repeatable, fantasy-friendly power peak for 2025 and beyond.

Riley Greene lifted Detroit in a night Sacrament o with a 471-foot grand slam, the longest Tigers homer in the Statcast era and one of the season’s most memorable power displays. The blast flipped a tight game and underscored Greene as the centerpiece of Detroit’s lineup, boosting his season to 32 homers and 99 RBIs across 130 games as he eyes a 100-RBI campaign.

Detroit’s surge followed a season where the Tigers had only one slam before Greene’s feat, while Oakland’s Langeliers had just gone deep off Tarik Skubal the night prior. The moment capped a year of big swings and high-leverage hits, signaling Detroit’s confidence in Greene’s power and the lineup’s ability to deliver in clutch moments.

Skubal cruised into the seventh before a bases-loaded, no-out jam opened the door for Langeliers to deliver a game-changing grand slam, turning an otherwise tidy start into an 8-3 Oakland win. Detroit’s lead atop the AL’s best-record race dwindled to a half-game over Toronto.

Langeliers’ post-break surge continues to lift his fantasy ceiling as a catcher, while Skubal’s late-inning hiccup adds risk to his next start. The Jays’ pace remains fierce, and Oakland’s offense showed life, reshaping how bettors and fantasy players evaluate these teams going forward.