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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Reds' Elly De La Cruz: Going on bereavement list Wednesday
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De La Cruz will be placed on the bereavement list after Wednesday's game against the Brewers, Pat Brennan of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
De La Cruz's older sister passed away Saturday, so he will be given time away from the club. It's not clear how long he might be away, but by rule, he must miss a minimum of three games while on the bereavement list. With that in mind, De La Cruz appears in line to miss the Reds' entire three-game series versus the Diamondbacks this weekend.
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Reds' Elly De La Cruz: Swats homer
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De La Cruz went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run and an additional run scored during Sunday's 7-3 loss to the Cubs.
De La Cruz tagged Jameson Taillon for a two-run homer in the sixth inning, marking the 23-year-old's 12th long ball of the campaign and his fourth over his last eight games. During that stretch, De La Cruz is 11-for-30 (.367) with 12 runs scored, nine RBI and a stolen base. He and Francisco Lindor are the only two shortstops in baseball with 12 or more home runs this season.
De La Cruz went 2-for-4 with two solo homers, a walk and three runs scored in Tuesday's win over the Royals.
De La Cruz homered in consecutive at-bats, hitting a 436-foot blast to center in the fourth followed by a 451-foot shot to right center in the sixth. He now has three multi-hit efforts in his last four games. Over that span, he's homered three times, has seven RBI and has scored eight times. De La Cruz is up to 11 home runs on the season to go along with 17 steals, and he is one of 11 players to reach the 40-RBI mark.
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Reds' Elly De La Cruz: Fills stat sheet in win
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De La Cruz went 2-for-3 with a home run, a walk, four RBI, a stolen base and an additional run scored in Saturday's 6-4 win over the Cubs
De La Cruz started the scoring with a two-run home run in the first inning and then broke the game open with a two-run single in the fifth. While the 23-year-old is slashing just .200/.284/.388 in May, he's produced two homers, seven RBI, eight runs scored and three steals over his past 10 games. On the year, he's slashing .248/.322/.417 with nine long balls, 37 RBI, 35 runs scored and 17 steals across 230 plate appearances.
De La Cruz went 2-for-4 with a walk, two doubles, two runs scored, and two RBI in Monday's 7-1 victory over the Pirates.
The Cincinnati superstar extended the lead to 3-1 when he knocked his first double of the contest off Pittsburgh reliever David Bednar. De La Cruz then returned in the ninth to swat another RBI double, notching his eighth two-bagger of the season. Through 213 plate appearances, the 23-year-old is now slashing .251/.324/.419 with eight homers and 16 steals.
De La Cruz went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's loss to the White Sox.
De La Cruz led off the bottom of the ninth with a solo home run to tie the game. That's now two home runs in the last three games for De La Cruz, who had previously gone 18 straight games without leaving the yard. Tuesday marked just the third time in his last 13 games that De La Cruz did not strike out, as his above-average strikeout tendencies have carried over from prior seasons thus far.
De La Cruz went 1-for-4 with a three-run homer and an additional RBI in Saturday's 13-9 win over the Astros.
De La Cruz -- who entered Saturday's game 0-for-8 with four strikeouts over his prior two games -- put the Reds on the board with a three-run home run off Lance McCullers in the first inning, and the shortstop tacked on another run in the same frame on an RBI groundout. De La Cruz has struggled at the plate in May, going 6-for-39 (.154 average) with a 31.1 percent strikeout rate.
De La Cruz went 2-for-5 with a stolen base and a run scored in Tuesday's loss to Atlanta.
De La Cruz notched multiple hits for the sixth time in his last 12 games, though he has only two extra-base hits and three RBI over that span. He scored the Reds' only run after leading off the eighth with a single and stealing second before eventually coming home. De La Cruz now sits alone in third place in the majors with 14 steals, trailing Oneil Cruz and Luis Robert, who lead with 15.
Reds' Elly De La Cruz: Swipes two more bags in matinee
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De La Cruz went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases in the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Cardinals.
The star shortstop then went 2-for-3 with a run scored in the nightcap -- the only run the Reds would score across the entire twin bill. De La Cruz leads the majors with 13 steals through 31 games to go along with a .281/.348/.438 slash line, five homers 21 runs and 24 RBI. He's currently in the midst of a 14-game hit streak and is batting .352 (19-for-54) during that stretch.
Reds' Elly De La Cruz: Steals increase with better OBP
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De La Cruz went 2-for-4 with a walk, a stolen base and an RBI in Saturday's 6-4 win over Colorado.
After stealing just three bags over his first 17 games, during which he had a .278 OBP, De La Cruz has unlocked his running game by getting on base more consistently. He's hit safely in 10 consecutive contests, going 13-for-40 (.325) with a .426 OBP and eight stolen bases.
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Player Bio
HT/WT: 6-5, 200 lbs
Birthplace: Sabana Grand de Boya, Dominican Republic
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