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Cincinnati Reds LHP Wade Miley pitched five strong innings in the Reds' series-clinching win over the MLB-best Detroit Tigers Sunday.

When baseball's best team opens the door with shaky defense, you go through it. In the Reds' case on Sunday afternoon, they burst through. Not only did it help them break a season-long curse of no late comeback wins,

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"It's a good check to see where we're at. It's gonna show what areas we need to work on, what areas we excel at," Nick Martinez said.

CINCINNATI -- Less than 24 hours after getting blown out 11-5 in Detroit, the Reds bounced back and beat the Tigers 11-1 on Saturday afternoon. The series is now even at one game apiece between the Reds and the team with the best record in Major League Baseball.

When the Cincinnati Reds opened a three-game series with a loss to the Detroit Tigers, it was more than a forgone conclusion that the Tigers would win the at least one of the next two and take the series.

Cincinnati Reds ace Hunter Greene was still in Los Angeles Friday night, pending one more meeting with specialists before returning to Cincinnati.