Cincinnati — There's no need to characterize wins. They all count the same.
But there was a maturity about the Tigers' series-clinching 4-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds Sunday at Great American Ball Park that shouldn't go unappreciated.
"Every win is important at this level," manager AJ Hinch said. "But we did a lot of things right today. We played hard and we did put pressure on them."
Taking a road series from a team very much in playoff contention and beating one of the best pitchers in the game — Luis Castillo — is just the start of it.