DETROIT _ Trevor Bauer has a lot to say at times, but can he also back it up with outstanding pitching.
Bauer, who took to social media to comment on Saturday's late rainout postponement and slyly complimented Sunday's rain delay, held the Tigers to two hits in a 4-0 victory Sunday.
The Reds completed the doubleheader sweep _ the Reds won the opener 4-3 _ each game scheduled for 7-innings for the first time since 1900.
Bauer was dominant for the second time this season against the Tigers, this time blanking the Tigers over seven innings (it counts as a shutout despite the 7-inning game).
Bauer allowed two hits and two walks with no earned runs, while striking out seven. He was rarely in trouble in this game, with the Tigers only putting two runners aboard in one inning.
The loss spoiled the season debut of Tigers lefthander Daniel Norris, who didn't finish the second inning.
Norris went 1? innings, allowing four hits, two earned runs and two walks while striking out none.
Norris threw 54 pitches, laboring through his first start of the season.
Matt Davidson singled home Eugenio Suarez, who doubled, in the Reds' first inning, and Aristides Aquino singled in Christian Colon in the second.
All the Tigers could muster off Bauer was a single by Jordy Mercer in the second inning and a Harold Castro's single in the third.
After Castro got on base, Miguel Cabrera walked with two outs, giving the Tigers their best threat of the day.
But Jonathan Scoop popped out to second baseman Colon end the inning, and pretty much end the Tigers' lone threat.
A bright spot was the Tigers' bullpen, which allowed two Reds runs over the last 5? innings, on seven hits, the lone damage being a two-run single by Colon in the seventh inning off reliever Bryan Garcia.
