CINCINNATI (AP) — Pinch-hitter Wenceel Pérez hit a two-run homer and Mark Canha doubled home the go-ahead run in the eighth inning as the Detroit Tigers locked up their first series win in two weeks, rallying to beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-3 on Saturday.

The Tigers won the first game Friday night by the same score. 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.

UP NEXT

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.

Detroit	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	Avg.
Vierling 3b	4	1	0	0	1	3	.246
Keith 2b	3	0	1	0	0	2	.241
c-Ibáñez ph-2b	1	1	0	0	1	1	.285
Canha rf	4	0	1	1	0	1	.226
1-McKinstry pr-ss	0	1	0	0	0	0	.176
R.Greene lf	3	0	0	1	1	1	.263
Kelly c	3	0	1	1	1	0	.245
Malloy dh	3	0	0	0	1	1	.195
Urshela 1b	4	0	1	0	0	0	.239
Meadows cf	4	1	2	0	0	0	.123
Kreidler ss	2	0	0	0	0	0	.125
b-Pérez ph-rf	2	1	1	2	0	0	.258
Totals	33	5	7	5	5	9

Cincinnati	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	Avg.
India 2b	4	0	1	0	0	0	.277
De La Cruz ss	4	0	0	0	0	3	.250
Candelario dh	4	0	1	0	0	1	.240
Steer 1b	3	2	1	1	1	0	.243
Martini lf-rf	3	1	1	0	1	1	.212
Stephenson c	4	0	1	2	0	1	.232
Marte 3b	4	0	1	0	0	2	.167
Benson rf	1	0	0	0	0	1	.187
a-Dunn ph-lf	2	0	0	0	0	2	.063
d-Ríos ph	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
e-Espinal ph	1	0	0	0	0	1	.186
Fairchild cf	2	0	0	0	1	1	.224
Totals	32	3	6	3	3	13

Detroit	000	000	050_5	7	0
Cincinnati	000	020	001_3	6	1

a-struck out for Benson in the 5th. b-homered for Kreidler in the 8th. c-walked for Keith in the 8th. d- for Dunn in the 9th. e-struck out for Ríos in the 9th.

1-ran for Canha in the 8th.

E–Marte (4). LOB–Detroit 6, Cincinnati 5. 2B–Meadows (2), Canha (14), Kelly (4), Stephenson (13), India (19). HR–Pérez (5), off Cruz; Steer (13), off Foley. RBIs–Pérez 2 (21), Canha (33), R.Greene (45), Kelly (26), Stephenson 2 (26), Steer (57). CS–Martini (3), Meadows (2).

Runners left in scoring position–Detroit 1 (Urshela); Cincinnati 2 (India, Candelario). RISP–Detroit 3 for 5; Cincinnati 1 for 6.

Runners moved up–R.Greene. GIDP–Canha.

DP–Detroit 1 (Kelly, Keith, Kelly); Cincinnati 1 (India, Steer).

Detroit	IP		H	R	ER	BB	SO	NP	ERA
Faedo	2		1	0	0	0	2	25	3.18
Brieske	2	1-3	1	2	2	2	5	40	3.62
Holton	1	2-3	1	0	0	1	2	33	3.77
Miller, W, 5-6	2		1	0	0	0	3	32	5.97
Foley, H, 4		2-3	2	1	1	0	0	10	3.48
Chafin, S, 1-4		1-3	0	0	0	0	1	6	3.86

Cincinnati	IP		H	R	ER	BB	SO	NP	ERA
H.Greene	7		3	0	0	2	7	104	3.45
Cruz, L, 3-6, BS, 0-1		1-3	2	3	3	1	0	17	4.58
Moll		1-3	1	2	2	1	0	20	2.95
Sims		1-3	1	0	0	1	0	17	3.81
Wilson	1		0	0	0	0	2	17	4.98

Inherited runners-scored–Holton 1-0, Chafin 1-0, Moll 1-1, Sims 1-1.

Umpires–Home, Adam Beck; First, Dan Iassogna; Second, Ben May; Third, CB Bucknor.

T–2:45. A–31,464 (43,891).