DETROIT — Matt Vierling hit a grand slam, Reese Olson pitched six sharp innings and the Detroit Tigers beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-2 on Thursday.
Akil Baddoo additionally went deep for Detroit, which salvaged the finale of the three-game collection. Kerry Carpenter and Spencer Torkelson every drove in a run.
Olson (4-7) permitted one run and two hits. The rookie right-hander struck out seven and walked 4.
Jake Fraley hit a leadoff single within the sixth for Cincinnati’s first hit of the sport. Olson carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning in his earlier begin.
Spencer Steer and TJ Friedl homered for the Reds, who had received three straight.
Cincinnati (76-72) completed with 5 hits, hurting its pursuit of an NL wild card.
PHOTOS: Matt Vierling hits a grand slam as Reese Olson pitches the Tigers previous the Reds 8-2
The Tigers jumped in entrance on Carpenter’s two-out RBI single off opener Derek Law (4-6) within the first.
Detroit added two extra runs within the fourth. With Tyler Nevin aboard after a leadoff single in opposition to Ben Lively, Baddoo hit a liner over the right-field wall for his tenth homer.
Vierling’s eighth-inning grand slam got here in opposition to former Tigers pitcher Buck Farmer. It was his ninth homer of the season.
ROSTER MOVES
The Reds positioned right-hander Tejay Antone on the 15-day injured record because of proper elbow discomfort. He returned to Cincinnati for additional examination.
“Hopefully, we’ll have him back in a couple of weeks,” supervisor David Bell mentioned. “At this point in the year, even if he gets back for a couple of games, he can make a big difference for us.”
Lively was activated from the COVID-19 IL. Right-hander Carson Spiers was promoted from Double-A Chattanooga, and right-hander Connor Phillips was returned to Triple-A Louisville.
CASEY ON THE MOUND
Tigers right-hander Casey Mize threw one other bullpen session on Wednesday. Mize, the highest decide within the 2018 novice draft, underwent Tommy John surgical procedure final June. The Tigers are optimistic he’ll rejoin the beginning employees initially of subsequent season.
“We’re thrilled the way his year went – what he’s been able to re-establish, delivery-wise, health-wise and recovery-wise,” supervisor A.J. Hinch mentioned.
UP NEXT
Reds: RHP Hunter Greene (3-6, 4.75 ERA) will begin the opener of a three-game street collection in opposition to the New York Mets on Friday.
Tigers: LHP Tarik Skubal (5-3, 3.47 ERA) will begin the opener of a 10-game West Coast journey in opposition to the Los Angeles Angels on Friday.
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