Joey Votto of the Reds just hit his second home run of the game against the Braves, his three-run shot in the bottom of the fifth giving Cincinnati a 9-7 lead. It’s his third home run in four games since his return to the team. Meanwhile, rookie Elly De La Cruz is three for three in the game, just needing a triple for the cycle. In his fifteenth MLB game, he’s slugging .627. These two could make a great story down the stretch.
Update: De La Cruz comes up for the fourth time, and launches a ball to deep right-center. It splits the outfielders, and De La Cruz turns on the jets. He makes third base easily for the cycle and his second triple of his young career. Just wow!
Update: It was the Reds first cycle since Eric Davis on June 2, 1989.
Update: Note that was the fourth cycle this season. There were five in 2022. The Day by Day Database goes back to 1920, and in that time 1933 and 2009 are tied for the most cycles in a season with eight.
Cincy has to be the most exciting team this month. Hard to believe it was just last year they started off 3-22. Just watched Votto in the post game press conference & he couldn’t say enough about how great this team is right now and said “it’s a fun brand of baseball.” He’s so right.
They desperately need some starting pitching… Not sure how high a price they’re willing to pay to get an arm or two, but they need to do something! The current guys, and the fans, deserve a show of support from the FO.