Elly De La Cruz hits 30th homer and Reds rally for 7-6 win over Braves, who lock up NL’s No. 3 seed
Cincinnati Reds defeated the NL East champion Atlanta Braves 7-6 on Thursday night, thanks to a 30th career home run by Elly De La Cruz. Héctor Rodríguez and rookie Carlos Jorge also contributed with key hits. The Braves, who secured the No. 3 seed for the National League playoffs, will face Milwaukee and the Los Angeles Dodgers in a best-of-three Wild Card Series starting Tuesday.
De La Cruz's third-inning shot to right field set a new Reds record for a four-game winning streak. Atlanta scored four runs in the bottom of the first inning, but Cincinnati quickly responded against Tyler Mahle. The right-hander allowed five runs in five innings, his worst performance since joining the Braves from San Francisco at the trade deadline.
The Braves' star Ronald Acuña Jr. returned after missing a game with a shin injury, going 2 for 5 with a stolen base. Reds starter Brady Singer lasted just three innings, giving up five runs on seven hits.
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