The Reds did tack on three too-little, too-late runs in the ninth when De La Cruz doubled home Santiago Espinal to make it 11-3, then Tyler Stephenson doubled in two more runs to make it 11-5. De La Cruz was 3-for-4, raising his average to .267.

DETROIT -- Gleyber Torres led off with a first-pitch homer, the first of four solo shots by the Detroit Tigers in an 11-5 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night at Comerica Park. The Tigers (46-25) will play twice more this weekend against the Reds (35-35).

Gleyber Torres homered twice and Riley Greene drove in four runs to help the Detroit Tigers beat the Cincinnati Reds 11-5 on a rainy Friday night.

Detroit is coming off back-to-back series wins and have taken four of the past six as they host the Reds. Detroit is 3-1 in the past four games, while Cincinnati is coming off an 11-2 loss to the Guardians which snapped a five-game winning streak.

The Savannah Bananas pulled out all the surprises during their Cincinnati debut at Great American Ball Park on Friday night.

For the second straight game, Reds pitching allowed 11 runs. Friday night, those 11 runs came from the Detroit Tigers, who beat the Reds 11-5 in the first of a three-game series. It was a close game through 5 1/2 innings,