DETROIT, Michigan — Tyler Stephenson hit a grand slam in a six-run fifth inning and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Detroit Tigers 11-1 on Saturday.
Elly De La Cruz, Spencer Steer and Matt McLain additionally homered for the Reds, who had been outscored 22-7 within the final two video games.
The American League-leading Tigers are 4-2 of their final six video games however have given up double-digit runs in every loss.
Brady Singer (7-4) obtained the win, giving up one run on 4 hits in six innings. He walked three whereas putting out 4.
Jack Flaherty (5-7) allowed seven runs on 5 hits — together with three homers — and 5 walks in 4 2/3 innings.
De La Cruz led off the fourth with a 110 mph line drive into the right-field stands for his second homer in as many days.
The Tigers tied the sport within the backside of the inning on Wenceel Pérez’s RBI single, however the Reds answered with six runs in a 10-batter fifth.
Jake Fraley began the inning with a single, took second on TJ Friedl’s one-out stroll and scored on Gavin Lux’s single. Flaherty then walked De La Cruz, loading the bases, and Stephenson hit his subsequent pitch for his second profession grand slam.
Flaherty retired the following batter, however Steer ended Flaherty’s sport with one other homer.
McLain hit a three-run homer off John Brebbia within the eighth, and the Reds added a run off Tigers catcher Jake Rogers within the ninth.
Key moments
Each groups obtained run-saving defensive performs within the third inning. Within the high of the inning, Tigers 1B Colt Keith made a bare-handed cease after Gavin Lux’s onerous grounder deflected off the bag and recorded the ultimate out with runners on first and second.
Within the backside of the inning, De La Cruz took Jake Fraley’s throw from proper and threw out Javier Báez on the plate as he tried to attain on Trey Sweeney’s double.
Key stat
Flaherty has allowed a team-high 14 homers in his 14 begins — a mean of 1.7 per 9 innings.
Up subsequent
The groups end their sequence on Sunday, with Tigers RHP Sawyer Gipson-Lengthy (0-0, 4.32) going through LHP Wade Miley (1-0, 9.00).
