During this weekend's Tigers-Reds series in Cincinnati, a Home Run Derby has broken out.Through two games at Great American Ball Park — both wins by the Reds, 9-8 on Friday and 9-2 on Saturday — the teams have combined for 14 home runs. That's already the most in a three-game series in Major League Baseball this season, and there's still one game to go in Cincy, Sunday afternoon's series finale.Ten players have combined for the home-run haul. Three players have hit more than one, including red-hot Tiger Spencer Torkelson.
The Reds have hit eight of the homers, and the Tigers have hit six.Great American Ball Park is traditionally one of the most homer-friendly stadiums in MLB.Detroit's Riley Greene got the home-run party started Friday night:the best things in life are Greene pic.twitter.com/5NlGX6LUqP— Detroit Tigers (@tigers) April 24, 2026Then it was Detroit's Javier Báez's turn, on 3-0 no less:BAH GAWD THAT'S JAVEER BAZE MUSIC pic.twitter.com/t9tEjEJ5nw— Detroit Tigers (@tigers) April 24, 2026Cincinnati's Matt McLain then got in on the fun, with his first homer of the year:First 💣of the year for @mattmclain_! pic.twitter.com/XY1r67OX0l— Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) April 25, 2026Enter Cincinnati's Nathaniel Lowe:Nate Lowe absolutely launched his first homer as a Red pic.twitter.com/wQcgYCWNlm— Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) April 25, 2026Then it was McLain, again:MCBANG X2 pic.twitter.com/4ufyHdi9as— Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) April 25, 2026Detroit's Spencer Torkelson stayed hot:tork bomb pic.twitter.com/a3DisiwMaE— Detroit Tigers (@tigers) April 25, 2026Detroit's Kerry Carpenter put his team ahead (for a moment):Y'ALL WERE SAYING? pic.twitter.com/Lpk9AcQ2mQ— Detroit Tigers (@tigers) April 25, 2026Then it Lowe, again, with the walk-off winner:THIS. TEAM.
DOES. NOT. QUIT. #ATOBTTRpic.twitter.com/eIXuFAKIsW— Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) April 25, 2026Detroit's Kevin McGonigle got things going from jump Saturday, with his second career homer:let's McGo 💣 pic.twitter.com/yzDBOM6rl5— Detroit Tigers (@tigers) April 25, 2026Cincinnati's Sal Stewart, like McGonigle a rookie-of-the-year candidate, answered right back:Salutations fine Stewart@stewart_salpic.twitter.com/9XNvBafn4P— Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) April 25, 2026Then it was Lowe, again:Nate makes it back-to-back homers!@nathaniel_lowepic.twitter.com/DF6ZnSSsoU— Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) April 25, 2026Cincinnati's Elly De La Cruz, naturally, didn't want to be left out:That ball was jacked. @ellylacocoa18pic.twitter.com/RVNstLdOoC— Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) April 25, 2026Torkelson, for the fourth straight game:4 GAMES STRAIGHT WITH A HOME RUN FOR SPENCER TORKELSON 🤯🤯🤯 pic.twitter.com/JFFtwQ9QOi— 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔇𝔢𝔱𝔯𝔬𝔦𝔱 𝔗𝔦𝔪𝔢𝔰 📰 (@the_det_times) April 26, 2026And No. 14 was delivered by Cincinnati's TJ Friedl:TERRY pic.twitter.com/XR3mJulgcG— Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) April 26, 2026The Tigers-Reds series concludes Sunday, with first pitch set for 1:40 p.m.
Right-hander Keider Montero (1-2, 3.68) starts for the Tigers, and right-hander Rhett Lowder (3-1, 3.10) starts for the Reds. Montero hasn't allowed a homer this season, and Lowder has given up one home run.tpaul@detroitnews.com@tonypaul1984This article originally appeared on The Detroit News: Detroit Tigers, Cincinnati Reds have hit 14 home runs in two games