Elly De La Cruz homered, scored three times and drove in three runs as the Cincinnati Reds rallied to beat the Detroit Tigers 8-4.

Detroit Tigers' Javier Báez holds his tag on Cincinnati Reds' Christian Encarnacion-Strand (33) at second base for an out on an attempted stolen base in the fourth inning during a baseball game, Sunday, June 15, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) AP

Time/Place: 12:05 p.m. , Comerica Park SB Nation Site: Red Reporter Media: Roku, Tigers Radio Network Pitching Matchup: LHP Tyler Holton (2-3, 4.22 ERA) vs. LHP Wade Miley (1-0, 9.00 ERA)

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.

The Detroit Tigers outfielder came up big in Friday’s 11-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. Greene was 2 for 5 with a home run and 4 RBI’s as the Tigers cruised to their 46th win of the season.

CINCINNATI -- 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, but the Tigers scored eight runs in their final three innings at the plate to break the game open.

Cincinnati Reds ace Hunter Greene was still in Los Angeles Friday night, pending one more meeting with specialists before returning to Cincinnati.