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Grand walk-off: Frazier lifts Reds over Tigers

Jun 18, 2015 - 6:32 AM Cincinnati, OH (SportsNetwork.com) - Todd Frazier hit two home runs for the second straight night, but none were more dramatic than his walk-off grand slam that ended a 13-inning marathon and gave the Reds an 8-4 win over the Tigers on Wednesday.

Frazier knew his shot off Joakim Soria was gone when it left his bat, and when the ball cleared the center-field wall, the Reds mobbed the emerging star at the plate and celebrated back-to-back victories.

"To win it like that was pretty cool," Frazier said. "One I'll never forget for sure."

Frazier also hit a solo homer, while Jay Bruce went 5-for-6 and scored twice for the Reds, whose bullpen allowed just one run on three hits over the final 7 2/3 innings.

Burke Badenhop (1-2) earned the win behind Johnny Cueto, who pitched into the sixth and allowed three runs on three hits and a pair of walks.

Ian Krol (1-1) put the first two hitters on in the 13th prior to Soria serving up the game-winning grand slam.

"It was just a curveball. It was up in the strike zone," Soria said of the two-strike pitch.

Starter David Price only lasted five innings due to a rain delay and was charged with two runs on four hits. Miguel Cabrera's three-run homer highlighted Detroit's offense.

A squeeze bunt from Eugenio Suarez with runners on the corners brought home the Reds' initial run in the home second, then Frazier's blast to right center made it 2-0 in the fourth. Frazier posted his sixth career multi-home run game.

Anthony Gose singled, Ian Kinsler walked and Cabrera cleared the wall in right for a 3-2 Tigers edge in the sixth, just before a deluge interrupted play. Once resumed, Manny Parra set down the next two batters.

In the home half, Bruce singled with one out but was erased when Brayan Pena beat out a potential double-play ball. A Chris Dominguez hit to left scored Pena for a tie game.

Tyler Collins put the visitors back on top with a leadoff pinch homer in the eighth, yet the hosts responded in the bottom half when Bruce doubled with two down and scored as Pena followed with a single to right.

Bruce singled to keep the home 10th alive but was thrown out trying to score on Pena's double down the right-field line on a great relay throw home.

Game Notes

The game was delayed one hour, 14 minutes for rain in the top of the sixth ... Frazier's 22 home runs are two shy of MLB leader Giancarlo Stanton ... Cabrera has driven in a run in six consecutive games, matching a similar run from Aug. 6-12, 2013 ... The Reds played extra innings for the third time in their last six games ... The finale of this four-game, home-and-home interleague set will be played Thursday.






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