Stephenson’s grand slam sparks Reds rout of Tigers

Published 7:32 pm Saturday, June 14, 2025

DETROIT (AP) — Tyler Stephenson hit a grand slam in a six-run fifth inning and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Detroit Tigers 11-1 on Saturday.

Elly De La Cruz, Spencer Steer and Matt McLain also homered for the Reds, who had been outscored 22-7 in the last two games.

The American League-leading Tigers are 4-2 in their last six games but have given up double-digit runs in each loss.

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Brady Singer (7-4) got the win, giving up one run on four hits in six innings. He walked three while striking out four.

Jack Flaherty (5-7) allowed seven runs on five hits — including three homers — and five walks in 4 2/3 innings.

De La Cruz led off the fourth with a 110 mph line drive into the right-field stands for his second homer in as many days.

The Tigers tied the game in the bottom of the inning on Wenceel Pérez’s RBI single, but the Reds answered with six runs in a 10-batter fifth.

Jake Fraley started the inning with a single, took second on TJ Friedl’s one-out walk and scored on Gavin Lux’s single. Flaherty then walked De La Cruz, loading the bases, and Stephenson hit his next pitch for his second career grand slam.

Flaherty retired the next batter, but Steer ended Flaherty’s game with another homer.

McLain hit a three-run homer off John Brebbia in the eighth, and the Reds added a run off Tigers catcher Jake Rogers in the ninth.

Key moments

Both teams got run-saving defensive plays in the third inning. In the top of the inning, Tigers 1B Colt Keith made a bare-handed stop after Gavin Lux’s hard grounder deflected off the bag and recorded the final out with runners on first and second.

In the bottom of the inning, De La Cruz took Jake Fraley’s throw from right and threw out Javier Báez at the plate as he tried to score on Trey Sweeney’s double.

Key stat

Flaherty has allowed a team-high 14 homers in his 14 starts — an average of 1.7 per nine innings.

Up next

The teams finish their series on Sunday, with Tigers RHP Sawyer Gipson-Long (0-0, 4.32) facing LHP Wade Miley (1-0, 9.00).

Reds 11, Tigers 1

Cincinnati Detroit
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Friedl cf 3 1 1 0 Meadows cf 4 0 0 0
Hampson cf 0 0 0 0 Torres 2b 3 0 0 0
Lux 3b 3 1 1 1 Jones ph-2b 1 0 0 0
Espinal ph-3b 2 0 1 0 Carpenter rf 2 0 0 0
De La Cruz ss 4 2 1 1 Greene dh 3 1 0 0
Stephenson dh 5 2 2 4 Dingler c 4 0 0 0
Benson lf 4 0 0 0 Keith 1b 3 0 2 0
Steer 1b 4 1 1 1 Pérez lf 4 0 1 1
Encrncn-Strnd 1b 1 0 1 0 Báez 3b 3 0 0 0
Trevino c 2 1 1 1 Sweeney ss 3 0 1 0
Fraley rf 5 2 2 0
McLain 2b 4 1 1 3
Totals 37 11 12 11 Totals 30 1 4 1
Cincinnati 000 160 031 11
Detroit 000 100 000 1

E–Trevino (2). DP–Cincinnati 0, Detroit 1. LOB–Cincinnati 6, Detroit 7. 2B–Trevino (15), Stephenson (8), Sweeney (4), Keith (12). HR–De La Cruz (15), Stephenson (6), Steer (5), McLain (8). SB–Pérez (1). SF–Trevino (2).

IP H R ER BB SO
Cincinnati
Singer W,7-4 6 4 1 1 3 4
Ashcraft 1 0 0 0 0 0
Santillan 1 0 0 0 0 0
Richardson 1 0 0 0 0 0
Detroit
Flaherty L,5-7 4 2-3 5 7 7 5 5
Gage 1 1-3 3 0 0 0 0
Hanifee 1 0 0 0 0 1
Brebbia 1 2 3 3 1 1
J.Rogers 1 2 1 1 0 0

HBP–Singer (Carpenter).

Umpires–Home, Brian Walsh; First, Lance Barrett; Second, Alfonso Marquez; Third, Carlos Torres.

T–2:28. A–38,199 (41,083).