Riley Greene hit a two-run home run in the first inning and Jack Flaherty pitched 5 2/3 scoreless frames as the Detroit Tigers blanked the Texas Rangers 3-0 on Saturday at Globe Life Field.
Greene's 12th homer of the season came just hours before he learned of his third consecutive All-Star selection.
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He drove in Kerry Carpenter, who had walked earlier in the inning off Texas starter Cal Quantrill.
"I feel like once you make one [All-Star Game], you want to make all of them," Greene said.
"This is something, as a baseball player, someone who competes, you want to be in all of them.
It's awesome."
Greene has now hit eight home runs since June 1 and three over his last four games, establishing himself as a vital offensive piece for Detroit.
"Just being on time, getting good pitches to hit and finding barrels," Greene said.
Flaherty held Texas to three hits, striking out five and walking none. He credited improved command and a strong defense behind him.
"We're doing those small things a lot better, in terms of commanding the zone," Flaherty said. "There were a lot of walks early on [in the season].
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Just being able to mix pitches and getting ahead of guys, trying to get some quicker outs and make them put the ball in play, because our defense has played really well."
