De La Cruz went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Padres.
De La Cruz led off the bottom of the ninth inning with an epic 10-pitch at-bat that eventually became a single. He scored the first of two runs off San Diego closer Robert Suarez. A one-out walk followed by three consecutive singles completed the Reds' comeback and walk-off victory. De La Cruz has hit safely in eight of the last nine games, going 15-for-37 (.405) with five extra-base hits, seven RBI, one steal and eight runs scored.
De La Cruz went 3-for-4 with a home run, a triple, three RBI and two runs scored in Monday's win over the Yankees.
De La Cruz knocked an RBI triple during the Reds' three-run fourth inning and added an RBI single in the fifth. He capped off his big night with a solo shot in the eighth. It was his 18th long ball of the year and sixth in his last 11 contests. De La Cruz has gone 24-for-72 (.333) in June, raising his season slash line to .272/.348/.513 with 35 extra-base hits and 55 RBI.
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Reds' Elly De La Cruz: Swats 17th homer in loss
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De La Cruz went 2-for-5 with a triple and a two-run home run in Saturday's loss against the Cardinals.
De La Cruz was thrown out at home in the third inning while attempting to stretch a triple into an inside-the-park homer, but he made up for it with a towering blast in the seventh inning. The switch-hitting shortstop has been scorching hot in June, slashing .313/.413/.688 with 11 extra-base hits and 12 RBI over his last 18 games. He entered the month with a .763 OPS and has raised it to .838.
Reds' Elly De La Cruz: Homers in fourth straight contest
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De La Cruz went 3-for-5 with a two-run homer, an additional RBI and three total runs scored in Sunday's 6-4 win over Detroit.
De La Cruz has home runs in four straight contests and at least one hit in his last six -- he's gone 12-for-26 (.461) with six extra-base hits in that span. De La Cruz's recent hot stretch has boosted his slash line to .273/.352/.498 with 16 homers, 50 RBI, 57 runs scored and 20 stolen bases through 310 plate appearances this year.
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Reds' Elly De La Cruz: Huge performance in loss
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De La Cruz went 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, two RBI and two runs scored in Friday's 11-5 loss to the Tigers.
De La Cruz enjoyed his first game with three or more hits since March 31, highlighted by a solo home run in the fifth inning. The 23-year-old has been on a tear in June, tallying four multi-hit efforts with seven extra-base hits, six RBI, nine runs scored and three steals through 11 games. On the year, he's slashing .267/.347/.477 with 14 homers, 46 RBI, 52 runs scored and 20 steals across 300 plate appearances.
De La Cruz went 1-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base in Tuesday's 1-0 win over the Guardians.
The 23-year-old shortstop has slowed down on the basepaths of late, attempting a steal in only three of his last 15 contests, but De La Cruz is still up to 20 pilfers on the season, putting him sixth in MLB behind league leader Jose Caballero's 25. De La Cruz has hardly been quiet during that 15-game stretch, however, slashing .294/.410/.569 with five doubles, three homers, six RBI and 14 runs.
Reds' Elly De La Cruz: Remains in lineup for series finale
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De La Cruz will start at shortstop and bat third in Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.
After the recent passing of his sister, De La Cruz had been expected to be placed on the bereavement list prior to Friday's series opener versus Arizona, but the Reds never made an official transaction. The star shortstop wasn't on Friday's lineup card while he was away from the team, but after that game was suspended, he came off the bench when it resumed Saturday before going 1-for-4 with a double, a walk and two runs scored in Saturday's regularly scheduled contest.
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