Detroit Tigers catcher Grayson Greiner had five hits in 40 at-bats this season entering his eighth-inning duel with Minnesota Twins reliever Sergio Romo. He worked a six-pitch battle, ending in a slider tagged for a 355-foot hit.
And it was just enough to clear the left-field wall for his third homer and, more importantly, the go-ahead run amid a four-game losing skid.
The Tigers trailed 6-2 at the conclusion of the fifth inning but stormed back with three runs in the sixth, two in the seventh and three more in the eighth en route to a 10-8 victory against the Twins (25-17) on Sunday at Target Field.