Detroit Tigers at Cincinnati Reds

· Major League Baseball

Detroit Tigers

41-48, 22-26 Away

Final
5 - 3

Cincinnati Reds

42-47, 20-25 Home

Wenceel Pérez slams a two-run homer in the eighth and Tigers rally to beat the Reds 5-3

The Tigers won the first game Friday night 5-4. They won their first series since taking two of three from the Chicago White Sox June 21-23.

“What a fun win,” Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said. “You know, we talk about winning series all the time, and this was the first series in a while where we feel really good about where we're at. Very proud of these dudes, and we'll see where it takes us.”

The Reds were cruising along with a 2-0 lead behind starter Hunter Greene, who left after pitching seven shutout innings and not allowing a runner past first base.

The trouble for Cincinnati came in the eighth against Fernando Cruz (3-6), who allowed a double to Parker Meadows and then the game-tying blow by Pérez.

“That fired me up,” Perez said. “Just tried to get ready for a pitch in the middle and then I got it. When Parker hit the double, I was just ready for it. We never quit. We just started to get our pitches.”

The Tigers put two more across in the inning on a groundout and a double by Carson Kelly.

Greene pitched another good one, to no avail. He allowed just three hits while striking out seven and walking two.

Hinch went with a bullpen day when Jack Flaherty wasn’t able to go because of back pain. Shelby MIller (5-6) got the Reds out in the eighth to get the win.

In the ninth, Spencer Steer hit a solo homer, and a two-out base hit by Noelvi Marte off Jason Foley sent the tying run to the plate, but Andrew Chafin came on and struck out pinch-hitter Santiago Espinal to get his first save.

Tyler Stephenson got the Reds on the board with a two-run double in the fifth inning.

“The last couple days haven’t gone our way," Reds manager David Bell said. "On the road trip, everyone contributed. We just came up short the last two games.”

TRAINER'S ROOM

Tigers: Flaherty is recovering from back pain and could be ready for his next scheduled start on Thursday, Hinch said.

Reds: INF Matt McLain (shoulder) is close to resuming baseball activities, manager David Bell said. He could rejoin the team after the All-Star break.

The Tigers send lefty Tarik Skubal (9-3, 2.45 ERA) to the mound to face Reds right-hander Graham Ashcraft (5-4, 5.45) Sunday in the finale of the interleague series.

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Matchup Prediction

Reds: 60.3%

Tigers: 39.7%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Scoring Summary

	9th Inning	Espinal struck out swinging.
	9th Inning	Chafin relieved Foley
	9th Inning	Espinal hit for Ríos
	9th Inning	Ríos hit for Dunn
	9th Inning	Marte singled to right.
	9th Inning	Stephenson grounded out to shortstop.

Statistics

DET		CIN
1	Games Played	1
1	Team Games Played	1
0	Hit By Pitch	0
10	Ground Balls	10
9	Strikeouts	13
5	Runs Batted In	3
0	Sacrifice Hit	0
7	Hits	6
0	Stolen Bases	0
5	Walks	3
0	Catcher Interference	0
5	Runs	3
1	Ground Into Double Play	0
0	Sacrifice Flies	0
33	At Bats	32
1	Home Runs	1
0	Grand Slam Home Runs	0
11	Runners Left On Base	10
0	Triples	0
1	Game Winning RBIs	0
0	Intentional Walks	0
3	Doubles	2
14	Fly Balls	9
1	Caught Stealing	1
175	Pitches	146
0	Games Started	0
1	Pinch At Bats	2
1	Pinch Hits	0
0.0	Player Rating	0.0
1	Is Qualified	1
1	Is Qualified In Steals	1
13	Total Bases	11
38	Plate Appearances	35
162.0	Projected Home Runs	162.0
4	Extra Base Hits	3
3.7	Runs Created	2.5
.212	Batting Average	.188
1.000	Pinch Hit Average	.000
.394	Slugging Percentage	.344
.303	Secondary Average	.219
.316	On Base Percentage	.257
.710	OBP Pct + SLG Pct	.601
0.7	Ground To Fly Ball Ratio	1.1
3.6	Runs Created Per 27 Outs	2.5
36.0	Batter Rating	25.0
33.0	At Bats Per Home Run	32.0
0.00	Stolen Base Percentage	0.00
4.61	Pitches Per Plate Appearance	4.17
.182	Isolated Power	.156
0.56	Walk To Strikeout Ratio	0.23
.132	Walks Per Plate Appearance	.086
.091	Secondary Average Minus Batting Average	.031
10.0	Runs Produced	6.0
1.0	Runs Ratio	1.0
0.5	Patience Ratio	0.4
0.3	Balls In Play Average	0.3
81.3	MLB Rating	72.8
0.0	Offensive Wins Above Replacement	0.0
0.0	Wins Above Replacement	0.0