After Major League Baseball adopted a new doubleheader rule on Thursday, the Detroit Tigers and Cincinnati Reds became the first teams to put the one-season rule change into use with two seven-inning games on Sunday. The Reds avenged their opening series and Friday night losses to Detroit by taking both games, allowing zero earned runs and collecting 18 hits between the two contests.
History was made, as this was the first MLB doubleheader in which both games were played under nine innings in 108 years.
Game 1: Reds 4, Tigers 3
If you had Tyler Alexander giving one of the best relief pitching performances in league history, come collect your prize.