Both teams have put on a power display during the first two games of the weekend series between the Cincinnati Reds and the host Detroit Tigers.

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CINCINNATI -- For the second straight game, Reds pitching allowed 11 runs. Friday night, those 11 runs came from the Detroit Tigers, who beat the Reds 11-5 in the first of a three-game series. It was a close game through 5 1/2 innings, but the Tigers scored eight runs in their final three innings at the plate to break the game open.

"All I can do is go out there and do the best I can for my team every day, and the rest will take care of itself," Cincinnati Reds CF TJ Friedl said.

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Just three pitches into the sixth inning, the rain began to fall at Great American Ball Park. That's when the Reds' grounds crew decided to roll the tarp out on the field. The Reds trailed 2-0 early in the game,

The Cincinnati Reds are in the middle of the standings in their division, making them a team with many options available at the deadline.

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