De La Cruz Slams Two Long Homers as Singer Shines Against Ex-Team, Reds Triumph Over Royals 7-2

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Elly De La Cruz smashed two towering home runs, Brady Singer delivered seven impressive innings against his old club, and the Cincinnati Reds defeated the Kansas City Royals with a score of 7-2 on Tuesday evening.

De La Cruz smashed a 436-foot drive to center field in the fourth inning, tying the game at 2 against Jonathan Bowlan before taking the lead. A 451-foot shot toward the right-center fountain occurred in the sixth inning. Taylor Clarke holds a record of 1-1. De La Cruz boasts eleven home runs this season. He matched Pete Rose’s franchise mark for switch-hitters by having five multi-home run games, with two occurring this year.

The singer (6-3), obtained from the Royals in November, gave up two runs and seven hits.

Tyler Stephenson hit a home run in the second inning, however, Kyle Isbel and Jonathan India responded with RBIs on singles during the bottom of the same frame.

Key moment

T.J. Friedl hit a single at the start of the eighth inning and made his way home from first base due to an infield bunt. The pitcher, John Schreiber, hurried with his toss which went astray and skipped into the outfield, resulting in an error. Before that, De La Cruz received an intentional walk. Following this, Schreiber also issued walks to both Stephenson and Spencer Steer.

Key stat

The singer struck out 14 of his final 16 hitters and equaled his highest inning count for the season.

Up next

The Reds' right-handed pitcher Hunter Greene (4-2, 2.54 ERA) will take the mound against the Royals' left-handed pitcher Noah Cameron (1-1, 0.93 ERA) on Wednesday.

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