DETROIT -- Riley Greene put every ounce of frustration and power he had into the swing.

An 0-for-9 funk.

Eight postseason strikeouts.

The Tigers’ stagnant offense. The lost division crown. The smattering of boos after his last at-bat.

All of it.

With Game 4 of the ALDS vs. the Mariners tied in the bottom of the sixth and elimination on the line, the 80.6 mph slider came right down the middle like a powder keg. Greene shifted his weight to his back foot and swung from his shoes, sending the ball screaming toward the right-center-field seats at 111.9 mph.

There was no doubt it would clear the fence and several rows beyond it. It landed in a frenzied sea of waving orange towels and had the crowd roaring back to life as the Tigers pulled ahead of the Mariners for a final time on Wednes

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