Vierling's eighth-inning grand slam came against former Tigers pitcher Buck Farmer. With Tyler Nevin aboard after a leadoff single against Ben Lively, Baddoo hit a liner over the right-field wall for his 10th homer. The Tigers jumped in front on Carpenter's two-out RBI single off opener Derek Law (4-6) in the first.ĭetroit added two more runs in the fourth. But a good road trip, good series and we get to keep playing fun, meaningful games.” Probably a closer game than the final score.

“On the road if you get two wins, that’s a good thing,” said Reds manager David Bell, who turned 51 on Thursday. Spencer Steer and TJ Friedl homered for the Reds, who had won three straight.Ĭincinnati (76-72) finished with five hits, hurting its pursuit of an NL wild card. Olson carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning in his previous start. Jake Fraley hit a leadoff single in the sixth for Cincinnati's first hit of the game. “Other than that, I thought it was really good.” “Four walks, that's pretty much a whole inning of pitches,” he said. Olson was generally pleased with his outing, but he was disappointed with the walk total.

Using it the right way and disrupting timing is something that's he's learning how to do.” “He's got some of the best stuff on our team. “He's always got good stuff,” manager A.J. Olson has yielded three runs in 19 2/3 innings in his three September starts. The rookie right-hander struck out seven and walked four.

Olson (4-7) permitted one run and two hits. Kerry Carpenter and Spencer Torkelson each drove in a run. Matt Vierling hits a grand slam as Reese Olson pitches the Tigers past the Reds 8-2ĭETROIT - Matt Vierling hit a grand slam, Reese Olson pitched six sharp innings and the Detroit Tigers beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-2 on Thursday.Īkil Baddoo also went deep for Detroit, which salvaged the finale of the three-game series.

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