Cincinnati – Well, that was fun.
For a minute.
The Tigers unloaded on Reds’ left-handed pitching prospect Nick Lodolo, hitting three tape-measure home runs in a row in a five-run second inning.
But the Reds countered with five home runs and wound up beating the Tigers 9-7 in the first of two exhibition games at Great American Ballpark.
The Tigers second inning started with doubles by Christin Stewart and Austin Romine. Then came the fireworks.
Jacoby Jones hit a ball off the left-field foul pole with an exit velocity of 107.1 mph that the computer estimated would’ve traveled 415 feet.