Elly De La Cruz hit his thirtieth house run of the season Thursday in opposition to the Atlanta Braves, leaving him one stolen base wanting the 30-30 milestone with three video games remaining.
De La Cruz enters the ultimate collection — three video games in Toronto in opposition to the Blue Jays — with 30 house runs and 29 stolen bases. He wants another steal to affix Eric Davis, Barry Larkin and Brandon Phillips as the one Cincinnati Reds gamers to succeed in 30-30 in a season.
September has been the perfect month of his 12 months. De La Cruz has hit 9 house runs in 21 September video games, a franchise document for a switch-hitter in a single calendar month, whereas batting .377.
“It’s my first time hitting 30 homers,” De La Cruz stated. “That’s something everybody wants to do, so it’s really special.”
Manager Terry Francona, talking of his second baseman’s drive, stated merely: “This kid, man. He’s just different.”
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