KANSAS CITY -- Riley Greene just keeps building on his special season.

With a two-run double in the fourth inning on Friday night, the Tigers’ outfielder racked up RBIs Nos. 100 and 101 in 2025. That makes Greene the first Detroit left-handed hitter since Rusty Staub in 1978 to reach the 100 barrier before September. He's also the first to do so for the Tigers since Nick Castellanos (101 in 2017).

But more importantly, Greene’s arrival at triple figures in RBIs gave the Tigers a one-run lead over the Royals that would hold up thanks to a bullpen effort that helped Detroit end a four-game losing streak.

After Greene put the Tigers ahead, Dillon Dingler added a solo homer in the eighth to provide some insurance in a 5-3 victory at Kauffman Stadium.

First-place Detroit had an 11 1/2-g

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