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
Then it was Detroit's Javier Báez's turn, on 3-0 no less:
BAH GAWD THAT'S JAVEER BAZE MUSIC pic.twitter.com/t9tEjEJ5nw
Cincinnati'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
Nate Lowe absolutely launched his first homer as a Red pic.twitter.com/wQcgYCWNlm
Detroit's Kerry Carpenter put his team ahead (for a moment):
THIS. TEAM. DOES. NOT. QUIT. #ATOBTTR pic.twitter.com/eIXuFAKIsW
Detroit's Kevin McGonigle got things going from jump Saturday, with his second career homer:
Cincinnati's Sal Stewart, like McGonigle a rookie-of-the-year candidate, answered right back:
Salutations fine Stewart@stewart_sal pic.twitter.com/9XNvBafn4P
Nate makes it back-to-back homers!@nathaniel_lowe pic.twitter.com/DF6ZnSSsoU
Cincinnati's Elly De La Cruz, naturally, didn't want to be left out:
That ball was jacked. @ellylacocoa18 pic.twitter.com/RVNstLdOoC
4 GAMES STRAIGHT WITH A HOME RUN FOR SPENCER TORKELSON 🤯🤯🤯 pic.twitter.com/JFFtwQ9QOi