In his second campaign at the highest level of this sport, Elly De La Cruz remains a promise in Major League Baseball.
In different ways, the Dominican has sought to stand out among his own and his skills have allowed him to stand out among the group of Cincinnati Reds.
For the day of this Thursday, July 4, «La Cocoa» He lined up as second in the order and shortstop, to solidly face the franchise New York Yankees in the last duel of this series.
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Elly De La Cruz contributed her grain of sand
The Dominican infielder appeared in the batters’ box in the same first inning against the right-hander’s pitches. Marcus Stromanwith one out and the bases clear. However, his walk to first base was the result of a 75.5 MPH curveball.
Shortly after, From the cross took advantage of the opportunity he saw and managed to snatch his 42nd pad of the year. Despite the efforts, Cincinnati Reds He did not score any runs and Elly was stranded on second.
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The top of the third saw the Dominican facing again Stroman. On that occasion, his turn did not last long, since, on the fifth delivery, Elly De La Cruz He swung at an 85.5 MPH slider that ended with a line out to first base.
For the fifth section, patience was present in humanity. «La Cocoa». Four consecutive pitches allowed him to take his walk to first base, a situation that soon after translated into a run thanks to a home run by his teammate. Spencer Steerwhich in turn increased their lead to 5×0.
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The seventh of luck smiled upon him Elly De La Cruzwho finally got his 82nd hit of the campaign, hitting a sinker at 88.2 MPH that landed on the side of center field. Then, after a walk from Spencer Steer and triple barre bases of Jake FraleyElly scored Cincinnati’s seventh run.
In the ninth inning, Elly De La Cruz He failed with a strikeout that gave away the first out of that inning. In the end, the Cincinnati Reds won 8×4 against the New York Yankees, while the shortstop went 1-for-3, with two runs scored, a walk and a strikeout. His average was set at .252, with the clear goal of continuing to rise.
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2024-07-05 11:29:00
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