Reds beat Braves for 12th straight win as Votto, De La Cruz dominate

CINCINNATI (AP) — Dazzling rookie Elly De La Cruz hit for the cycle, Joey Votto launched tying and go-ahead homers and the Cincinnati Reds prolonged their successful streak to 12 video games Friday night time with an 11-10 victory over the Atlanta Braves.

In a wild matchup of National League division leaders, Cincinnati erased an early 5-0 deficit and halted Atlanta’s eight-game successful streak.

The Reds’ successful streak is tied for the second-best in franchise historical past, matching the 1939 and 1957 groups for the membership’s longest since 1900.

De La Cruz grew to become the primary Cincinnati participant in 34 years to hit for the cycle. He accomplished it by the sixth inning with a triple that gave him 4 RBIs.

The cycle was the seventh in staff historical past, fifth since 1900 and first since Eric Davis achieved the feat towards San Diego on June 2, 1989.

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De La Cruz wears the identical No. 44 that Davis did.

“I can’t really put it into words right now,” De La Cruz said through a translator. “I’m happy and excited. It is fortunate Eric Davis is one of the legends of this game and in Cincinnati, too. Sure enough he let me wear that jersey No. 44 and to be the (first) one since him to do that, is incredible.”

Many within the sellout crowd of 43,086 at Great American Ball Park chanted “Elly! Elly!” The large turnout got here two months after a report low for attendance on the stadium of seven,375 on April 17.

“I think this might be the best regular-season game that I’ve been a part of,” Reds manager David Bell said. “I think a lot had to do with the atmosphere in the ballpark. Both teams played a great game. They came up short, but it showed the kind of team they are. It took a lot of great performances to win that game.”

The Reds overcame a five-run Braves first inning towards Luke Weaver, two homers by Matt Olson and drives from Travis d’Arnaud, Ronald Acuña Jr. and Austin Riley to earn their main league-best twenty seventh comeback victory of the season. Three of Atlanta’s homers have been hit within the eighth.

“It was … wow,” Atlanta supervisor Brian Snitker stated. “Both teams are banging the ball all over the place. I don’t ever come in here feeling any lead is safe, and when we were down, I kind of still had a good feeling with a couple of at-bats left. Things are going good for them. They’re playing extremely well. We couldn’t put up a couple of zeros in the middle.”

Alex Young (3-0), the third of seven Cincinnati pitchers, obtained two outs for the win. Alexis Díaz pitched a hitless ninth for his twenty first save in 21 tries.

Collin McHugh (3-1) took the loss.

Votto produced his nineteenth profession multi-homer recreation in simply his fourth recreation since being activated Monday from the injured listing. He tied it within the fourth and gave the Reds a 9-7 lead along with his three-run shot within the fifth. The six-time All-Star and 2010 NL MVP missed roughly 4 months of video games over two seasons whereas recovering from surgical procedure final August.

His no-doubters lined a mixed 843 ft.

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“This is the most enjoyable version of baseball, I think I’ve ever seen,” Votto stated. “I’m hitting sixth on this staff, fortunately. I get to observe the fellows in entrance of me. I’m not in the best way. I get to observe these guys in entrance of me zoom across the bases. It’s not simply due to the successful streak, both. I’d say that if our report was totally different.”

Jake Fraley, De La Cruz and Votto homered towards rookie starter AJ Smith-Shawver, who blew a 5-0 lead.

The Braves despatched 9 batters to the plate within the 18-minute prime of the primary, giving them consecutive five-run innings. They additionally scored 5 occasions within the tenth inning of a 5-1 win at Philadelphia on Thursday.

Weaver threw 43 pitches within the inning. He lasted 3 1/3 innings, permitting seven hits and 5 runs with one stroll and three strikeouts.

Smith-Shawver additionally gave up 5 runs over 3 1/3 innings.

“I just think I could’ve made a few more pitches,” the right-hander said. “It kind of (stinks) that I couldn’t go deep in the game to help out the bullpen. Just things to learn from, obviously.”

SO LONG

Cincinnati launched outfielder Wil Myers, who was designated for project Tuesday after being activated from the injured listing. An 11-year veteran, the 32-year-old Myers had been sidelined with a kidney stone and a left shoulder sprain.

NOTHING TO SHOW FOR IT

Weaver has no-decisions in his final seven begins since a 7-6 win over the Mets on May 9.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Reds: De La Cruz and left fielder Spencer Steer prevented harm after a slight collision because the third baseman was catching Olson’s foul popup close to the wall. … RHP Derek Law (proper flexor mass pressure) threw a bullpen and is predicted to pitch Sunday for Class A Dayton on a rehab project.

UP NEXT

Reds RHP Graham Ashcraft (3-5) is predicted to come back off the 15-day injured listing (bruised left calf) and make his first begin since June 8 on Saturday. He can be opposed by Braves LHP Jared Shuster (4-2).