Torres Homers Twice, Greene Drives In Four as Tigers Defeat Reds 11-5

Friday, June 13th, 2025

DETROIT -- — 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.

Greene had a solo homer in the third and a three-run double in the sixth as the Tigers improved to 19-4 in series openers. TJ Friedl and Elly De La Cruz homered for the Reds.

Torres homered on the first pitch from Nick Martinez. It was Torres' fourth career leadoff homer, with the first three coming for the Yankees.

TJ Friedl tied it with a third-inning homer off Keider Montero, but Greene homered over the Cincinnati bullpen to make it 2-1 in the bottom of the inning.

Javier Báez homered in the fourth to give the Tigers a 3-1 lead, but Elly De La Cruz hit his 14th homer in the fifth — the fifth solo homer of the game.

Detroit finally created some distance with a four-run sixth. Martinez walked Báez to start the inning and was replaced by Scott Barlow, who allowed a single and a walk to load the bases. Torres ended Barlow's outing with a sacrifice fly, but Taylor Rogers didn't fare any better.

Jahmai Jones' infield single reloaded the bases and Greene made it 7-2 with a three-run double past a diving Spencer Steer in left. An intentional walk and an error loaded the bases for the third time in the inning, but Ian Gibault replaced Rogers and got the final two outs.

Torres homered again in the seventh and Báez hit an RBI double in a three-run eighth. De La Cruz had an RBI double and scored in a three-run ninth for Cincinnati.

The game started seven minutes late due to rain that fell throughout the night.

Key moment

If Steer could have made the diving catch in the sixth inning, the Reds could have gotten out of it only down 4-2.

Key stat

Riley Greene has 201 career RBI, making him the first Tigers hitter to reach 200 before his 25th birthday since Travis Fryman in 1993.

Up next

Detroit RHP Jack Flaherty (5-6, 3.41) was set to face RHP Brady Singer (6-4, 4.59) on Saturday.

In summary

The Detroit Tigers defeated the Cincinnati Reds 11-5 in a rain-affected game on June 13, 2025. Gleyber Torres hit two home runs, including a leadoff homer, and Riley Greene drove in four runs with a solo homer and a three-run double in the decisive sixth inning. Javier Báez also homered and had an RBI double for Detroit. For Cincinnati, TJ Friedl and Elly De La Cruz hit solo home runs, with De La Cruz adding an RBI double late. The Tigers improved their record to 19-4 in series openers. The key moment involved a potential diving catch by Reds left fielder Spencer Steer that could have limited the Tigers' big sixth inning. Riley Greene reached a milestone, becoming the first Tigers hitter since 1993 to record 200 career RBI before turning 25. The pitching matchup for the next game features Jack Flaherty for Detroit and Brady Singer for Cincinnati.

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