{"id":469310,"date":"2025-05-28T09:57:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T13:57:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/de-la-cruzs-pair-of-hits-lead-the-reds-to-victory-in-kansas-city\/"},"modified":"2025-05-28T09:57:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T13:57:10","slug":"de-la-cruzs-pair-of-hits-lead-the-reds-to-victory-in-kansas-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/uncategorized\/de-la-cruzs-pair-of-hits-lead-the-reds-to-victory-in-kansas-city\/","title":{"rendered":"De La Cruz&#8217;s pair of hits lead the Reds to victory in Kansas City"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h3>\n\n\n<strong>KANSAS CITY<\/strong> \u2014 Dominican <strong>Elly De La Cruz<\/strong> shone brightly by hitting two colossal home runs, leading the <strong>Cincinnati Reds<\/strong> to a <strong>7-2<\/strong> victory over the <strong>Kansas City Royals<\/strong> on Tuesday night.\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You may be interested in:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/deportes\/beisbol\/yankees-vencen-3-2-a-los-angels-con-joya-monticular-de-carlos-rodon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yankees defeat Angels 3-2 with a pitching gem by Carlos Rod\u00f3n<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">De La Cruz tied the game in the fourth inning with a <strong>436-foot hit<\/strong> to center field against right-hander Jonathan Bowlan. Two innings later, he punished the home pitching again with a <strong>451-foot home run<\/strong> to the fountain in right-center field, this time against Taylor Clarke (1-1), to put the Reds ahead definitively.<\/p>\n\n\nWith his two home runs, the versatile switch-hitter reached <strong>11 home runs on the season<\/strong> and <strong>tied a team record<\/strong> set by Pete Rose, by adding his <strong>fifth multi-homer game<\/strong>, including <strong>two<\/strong> this season.\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the mound, <strong>Brady Singer<\/strong> (6-3) was efficient in his return to Kauffman Stadium, home of his former team. The right-hander pitched <strong>seven innings<\/strong> of quality, in which he allowed only <strong>two runs and seven hits<\/strong>, controlling the Royals&#8217; offense and earning the victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">ELLY DE LA CRUZ WITH A MONSTER BLAST FOR HIS SECOND OF THE NIGHT <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9SjN1qJo8O\">pic.twitter.com\/9SjN1qJo8O<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Talkin&#39; Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TalkinBaseball_\/status\/1927530998503211150?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 28, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Catcher <strong>Tyler Stephenson<\/strong> opened the scoring for Cincinnati with a solo home run in the second inning. However, Kansas City responded in the bottom half with RBI singles from <strong>Kyle Isbel<\/strong> and <strong>Jonathan India<\/strong>, who momentarily put the home team ahead.<\/p>\n\n\nDe La Cruz&#8217;s offensive explosion and Singer&#8217;s solid performance sealed an important victory for the Reds, who are looking to stay in the race within the National League.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KANSAS CITY \u2014 Dominican Elly De La Cruz shone brightly by hitting two colossal home runs, leading the Cincinnati Reds to a 7-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night. 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