DETROIT -- Gleyber Torres led off with a first-pitch homer, the first of four solo shots by the Detroit Tigers in an 11-5 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night at Comerica Park. The Tigers (46-25) will play twice more this weekend against the Reds (35-35).

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.

Gleyber Torres homered twice and Riley Greene drove in four runs to help the Detroit Tigers beat the Cincinnati Reds 11-5 on a rainy Friday night.

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