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Elly De La Cruz fans four times versus Cardinals

Elly De La Cruz

CIN Shortstop #44

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Elly De La Cruz struck out all four times up in the first game of Monday’s doubleheader against the Cardinals.

De La Cruz has started every game in which he’s been on the Reds’ roster this year — and he likes it that way — but a break might be warranted. He’s gone hitless in four straight games, and he’s hitting .127 in 15 games this month.

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Elly De La Cruz

CIN Shortstop #44

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Elly De La Cruz went 1 for-2 with a solo homer in Cincinnati’s loss to the Nationals on Friday.

He walked twice and got just enough lift off a Cade Cavalli four-seamer to go opposite field for his 20th homer of the season. The 24 year-old superstar is hitting .284/.399/.552 with seven homers and 11 stolen bases in his last 30 games. That’ll play.
Elly De La Cruz

CIN Shortstop #44

Elly De La Cruz singled in two runs, walked and scored twice Tuesday as the Reds edged the A’s 5-4.

De La Cruz worked the first of three walks and scored the tying run during the Reds’ go-ahead, two-run rally against Hogan Harris in the eighth. He’s batting .288/.397/.530 with three homers and six steals in 17 games since the break.
Elly De La Cruz

CIN Shortstop #44

Elly De La Cruz went 3-for-4 with three doubles, two stolen bases, an RBI and two runs scored on Thursday, leading the Reds to a 3-2 victory over the Pirates.

De La Cruz walked to open the home half of the first inning and swiped second base, but the Reds couldn’t cash him in from there. The 24-year-old superstar then smacked an RBI double in the third and scored on an RBI knock by Sal Stewart. He also doubled in the fifth inning and swiped third before being stranded there. De La Cruz finished his night with a leadoff double off of Gregory Soto in the ninth inning and he scored the winning run on a fielder’s choice off the bat of Nathaniel Lowe. For the season, De La Cruz is now hitting a robust .279/.355/.504 with 18 homers, 48 RBI and 20 stolen bases.
Elly De La Cruz

CIN Shortstop #44

Elly De La Cruz went 0-for-4 with a walk and an error on Wednesday against the Guardians.

This was a bad, bad game for De La Cruz. Not getting a hit is fine, that happens to great players all the time. Yet, he hurt his team with sloppy defense here. This game unraveled for the Reds when the Guardians put up four runs in the fifth inning and that frame started with De La Cruz misplaying a ground ball. Then, he had an opportunity to erase his mistake when the next ball was hit at him, but tried to flip it with his glove to start a double play and it was off target. Mistakes like this happen too often for a player of De La Cruz’s caliber. He’s still having an excellent season for our purposes with 18 home runs, 18 stolen bases, and an .842 OPS through 88 games.
Elly De La Cruz

CIN Shortstop #44

Elly De La Cruz went 1-for-4 with a walk, run scored and two stolen bases on Friday night as the Reds triumphed over the Cardinals.

De La Cruz singled with one out in the fifth inning and swiped second base, but the Reds were unable to cash him in from there. He also led off the ninth inning with a walk, stole second base, took third on a wild pitch and scored on an RBI single off the bat of Sal Stewart. On the season, the dynamic 24-year-old shortstop is now slashing .276/.352/.500 with 17 homers, 46 RBI and 18 stolen bases over 372 plate appearances.
Elly De La Cruz

CIN Shortstop #44

Elly De La Cruz went 1-for-3 with a solo homer and a walk in the Reds’ 4-2 win over the Mariners on Tuesday.

De La Cruz got the scoring started with a solo homer off of Luis Castillo in the first inning. He later drew a walk in the eighth and was thrown out at home. The 24-year-old shortstop is hitting .280/.354/.509 with 17 homers, 55 runs scored, 46 RBI, and 15 steals across 362 plate appearances.
Elly De La Cruz

CIN Shortstop #44

Elly De La Cruz went 4-for-5 with a solo homer and a pair of runs scored as the Reds triumphed over the Rockies in Friday’s second half opener.

The 24-year-old superstar led off the top half of the first inning with a single and raced around to score the game’s first run on an RBI double off the bat of Sal Stewart. He then put the cherry on top of the victory with a 434-foot (105.8-mph EV) solo shot off of Jeff Criswell in the ninth inning. With his four-hit attack, De La Cruz is now slashing an impressive .282/.354/.506 with 16 homers, 45 RBI and 14 stolen bases (in 20 attempts) on the season.
Elly De La Cruz

CIN Shortstop #44

Elly De La Cruz went 2-for-5 with a solo homer in Friday’s win over the Cubs.

De La Cruz broke a scoreless tie in the fifth inning, sending his 15th homer of the season into the stands. He would later triple in the bottom of the seventh and came around to score on a sacrifice fly by Sal Stewart to put the Reds up 2-0. Elly continues to go on a tear since returning from injury and is slashing .286/.390/.543 on the month with a few days to go before the All-Star break.
Elly De La Cruz

CIN Shortstop #44

Elly De La Cruz went 1-for-3 with two walks and two steals in Friday’s loss to the Orioles.

De La Cruz did what he could to try and get the Reds on the board, reaching base in three of five trips to the plate while also swiping second base twice. Despite his best efforts, the Reds just couldn’t get any runs across on a night where the Orioles combined to walk six batters while giving up just four hits. These are the first steals for Elly since May 31st, and should serve as yet another sign that he is good to go after last month’s injuries.
Elly De La Cruz

CIN Shortstop #44

Elly De La Cruz went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run against the Brewers on Monday.

De La Cruz’s home run was his 13th. He hit a two-run shot off Robert Gasser in the fifth inning. De La Cruz sprained left ankle on Sunday, but remained in the game. Monday was just his third game since retuning from a hamstring injury. By hitting the home run, De La Cruz showed he’s over his various ailments, which is great news for fantasy managers.

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Shohei Ohtani

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Shohei Ohtani went 4-for-5 with two homers and four runs scored in the Dodgers’ 11-5 rout of the Rockies on Monday.

Ohtani’s homers traveled a projected 452 and 428 feet at Coors Field. It’s his second two-homer game and his first with either four hits or four runs scored. He’s now up to ninth in the majors with 81 runs scored. He should easily get to 100 for the fifth time, but he’s going to fall well short of his major league-leading totals of 134 in 2024 and 146 last season.
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Blake Snell

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Blake Snell pitched six innings of one-run ball to beat the Rockies on Monday.

It’s the same line he had in his return from the IL last week against the Royals. Snell got into trouble in the third, when he issued all three of his walks on the evening to consecutive batters. However, he escaped allowing just the one run, and he was great the rest of the night. He’ll likely face the Braves on next Tuesday, unless the Dodgers want to get a little aggressive and start him on four days’ rest Sunday against the Pirates.
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Edwin Díaz

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Brought in with an 11-2 lead, Edwin Díaz allowed three runs in the ninth before finishing off the Rockies on Monday.

The Rockies managed four hits off Díaz’s fastball, which has been a problem since his return. He still has mechanical work to do to regain some movement, but the Dodgers can afford to be fairly patient with him. It would, however, certainly be best if he doesn’t blow another save right away. Given that he threw 23 pitches tonight, he might be down on Tuesday, perhaps giving Tanner Scott a chance to close.
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Tomoyuki Sugano surrendered seven runs — six earned — in five innings Monday in a loss to the Dodgers.

Sugano is 12-9 on the season, but with Shohei Ohtani getting the better of him, he’s now 0-3 with a 9.22 ERA against the Dodgers. He’ll likely make his next start at home against the Guardians on Sunday.
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Kyle Tucker went 0-for-5 and dropped a ball in right field Monday against the Rockies.

Tucker’s miscue Sunday was a little embarrassing, but he had a solid excuse while fighting the sun. Tonight’s drop was just bad, and it was paired with another poor offensive game, this one in Coors. As rough as Tucker’s year has been, he’s been just fine on the road; he came into tonight hitting .275/.371/.469 away from Dodger Stadium. Denver provided no immediate reprieve for him, however, as he turned in his seventh straight hitless game.
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