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Elly De La Cruz hits a 3-run homer for his 25th of the season as Reds pound Pirates 7-1

CINCINNATI (AP) Elly De La Cruz hit a three-run homer, drove in four runs and scored twice to lead the Cincinnati Reds to a 7-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday.

De La Cruz, who had three hits, joined Eric Davis and Barry Larkin as the only Reds players with 25 homers and 65 stolen bases in a season.

“It means a lot to me, those are great players,” De La Cruz said. “I feel great. I wanted to finish strong.”

De La Cruz stole his 100th career base in his 251st game on Friday night.

Rookie Rhett Lowder (2-2) made his fifth start for Cincinnati and allowed five hits in five innings. He has a 1.40 ERA through five starts, allowing one earned run or fewer in four of them.

With runners on first and third in the fourth, Lowder fell behind 3-0 to Connor Joe. He struck out Joe then got Nick Yorke to fly out ending the inning. He also worked through a bases-loaded jam in the fifth.

“That's the story today, just being able to make those pitches in crunch time,” Lowder said. “Not panicking 3-0 gave me a little boost going (forward). I'm pretty happy with how I made pitches in big situations.”

It was Lowder's first victory at Great American Ball Park after having his 14 1/3-inning scoreless streak snapped in a loss to the Twins on Sunday at Target Field.

“He made pitches when he needed to, which shows the maturity,” Reds manager David Bell said. “He's prepared. He knows what he's doing. With that movement, always gives him a chance.”

De La Cruz doubled and scored on Tyler Stephenson's single to put the Reds ahead 1-0 in the third. Ty France followed with his 13th homer of the season to make the score 3-0.

In the fourth, De La Cruz's three-run homer struck the railing just below the upper-level bar in right field to make the score 6-0.

Pirates rookie Jared jones (6-8) tied season-highs with six earned runs and two homers allowed.

Billy Cook hit a solo homer off Alan Busenitz in the ninth for Pittsburgh's run.

TRAINER'S ROOM

Reds: LHP Sam Moll (left shoulder impingement) will not pitch this season. ... C Austin Wynns (right teres major tear) had planned for a rehab assignment this month, but instead will be shut down.

UP NEXT

Pirates: RHP Paul Skenes (10-3, 2.07) has the lowest ERA in the major leagues since debuting on May 11.

Reds: RHP Hunter Greene (9-4, 2.83) will come off the injured list to make his first start since Aug 13.

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Pirates PIT72-83	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	7	0
Reds CIN76-80	0	0	3	3	0	1	0	0	X	7	9	1

Great American Ball ParkCincinnati, OH

W: R. Lowder (2-2)L: J. Jones (6-8)S: (0)
HR: PIT - B. Cook (3), CIN - T. France (5), E. De La Cruz (25)

PITPirates

CINReds

.R. LowderRhett Lowder
P
5.0 IP, 2 BB, 4 SO, 87 P
.E. De La CruzElly De La Cruz
SS
3-5, 2 R, 4 RBI, HR, SO, 2B

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
I. Kiner-Falefa 3B	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.269	.311	.379	.690	1.0
B. Reynolds LF	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	.276	.343	.444	.788	0.0
O. Cruz DH	3	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	.268	.329	.461	.789	3.0
N. Gonzales SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	.272	.307	.388	.695	1.0
B. De La Cruz RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	.234	.272	.381	.653	-1.0
Y. Grandal C	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	.220	.296	.383	.679	0.5
C. Joe 1B	3	0	1	0	0	1	2	2	.228	.316	.368	.685	1.0
N. Yorke 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	.263	.263	.263	.526	-1.0
B. Cook CF	4	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	.226	.226	.452	.677	7.0

HITTERS	AB
I. Kiner-Falefa 3B	5
B. Reynolds LF	4
O. Cruz DH	3
N. Gonzales SS	4
B. De La Cruz RF	4
Y. Grandal C	4
C. Joe 1B	3
N. Yorke 2B	4
B. Cook CF	4

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
J. India 2B	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.245	.352	.394	.746	2.0
E. De La Cruz SS	5	2	3	4	1	0	1	1	.263	.345	.479	.824	12.5
T. Stephenson C	4	1	1	1	0	0	3	2	.264	.343	.457	.800	1.5
T. France 1B	3	1	1	2	1	1	1	0	.247	.324	.389	.713	7.5
T. Friedl CF	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.227	.307	.392	.699	1.0
S. Espinal DH	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	.254	.304	.368	.672	0.5
J. Fraley RF	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	.279	.334	.388	.722	2.0
N. Marte 3B	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	3	.213	.253	.310	.563	3.0
W. Benson LF	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	.190	.278	.383	.661	3.5

HITTERS	AB
J. India 2B	4
E. De La Cruz SS	5
T. Stephenson C	4
T. France 1B	3
T. Friedl CF	3
S. Espinal DH	3
J. Fraley RF	3
N. Marte 3B	4
W. Benson LF	4

HR - B. Cook (2)
RBI - B. Cook (6)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - N. Gonzales, B. De La Cruz 2 (2), N. Yorke 2 (2)

2B - E. De La Cruz (35)
HR - E. De La Cruz (25), T. France (13)
RBI - E. De La Cruz 4 (74), T. Stephenson (65), T. France 2 (47)
2-Out RBI - E. De La Cruz 4 (4), T. Stephenson, T. France 2 (2)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - T. Stephenson, N. Marte

SB - W. Benson (16)

E - N. Marte (12)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
J. Jones (L, 6-8)	5.0	6	6	6	3	5	2	4.14	1.18	-2.5
J. Beeks	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	4.59	1.44	-0.5
D. Bednar	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.05	1.45	2.0
R. Borucki	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	5.59	1.45	2.5

PITCHERS	IP
J. Jones (L, 6-8)	5.0
J. Beeks	1.0
D. Bednar	1.0
R. Borucki	1.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
R. Lowder (W, 2-2)	5.0	5	0	0	2	4	0	1.40	1.29	17.0
B. Farmer	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3.09	1.21	3.5
J. Wilson	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	5.32	1.38	1.5
Y. Zulueta	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	5.40	1.47	3.0
A. Busenitz	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	13.50	2.25	1.5

PITCHERS	IP
R. Lowder (W, 2-2)	5.0
B. Farmer	1.0
J. Wilson	1.0
Y. Zulueta	1.0
A. Busenitz	1.0

Pitches-Strikes - J. Jones 90-53, J. Beeks 16-11, D. Bednar 21-12, R. Borucki 6-6
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - J. Jones 5-7, J. Beeks 1-0, D. Bednar 0-1, R. Borucki 2-1
Batters Faced - J. Jones 24, J. Beeks 6, D. Bednar 4, R. Borucki 4

Pitches-Strikes - R. Lowder 87-55, B. Farmer 13-8, J. Wilson 23-17, Y. Zulueta 21-10, A. Busenitz 14-9
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - R. Lowder 6-4, B. Farmer 1-1, J. Wilson 2-1, Y. Zulueta 1-0, A. Busenitz 0-3
Batters Faced - R. Lowder 23, B. Farmer 3, J. Wilson 5, Y. Zulueta 4, A. Busenitz 4

.R. LowderRhett Lowder
P
5.0 IP, 2 BB, 4 SO, 87 P
.E. De La CruzElly De La Cruz
SS
3-5, 2 R, 4 RBI, HR, SO, 2B

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Pirates PIT72-83	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	7	0
Reds CIN76-80	0	0	3	3	0	1	0	0	X	7	9	1

Great American Ball ParkCincinnati, OH

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
I. Kiner-Falefa 3B	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.269	.311	.379	.690	1.0
B. Reynolds LF	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	.276	.343	.444	.788	0.0
O. Cruz DH	3	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	.268	.329	.461	.789	3.0
N. Gonzales SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	.272	.307	.388	.695	1.0
B. De La Cruz RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	.234	.272	.381	.653	-1.0
Y. Grandal C	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	.220	.296	.383	.679	0.5
C. Joe 1B	3	0	1	0	0	1	2	2	.228	.316	.368	.685	1.0
N. Yorke 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	.263	.263	.263	.526	-1.0
B. Cook CF	4	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	.226	.226	.452	.677	7.0
Total	35	1	7	1	1	4	9	17	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
I. Kiner-Falefa 3B	5
B. Reynolds LF	4
O. Cruz DH	3
N. Gonzales SS	4
B. De La Cruz RF	4
Y. Grandal C	4
C. Joe 1B	3
N. Yorke 2B	4
B. Cook CF	4
Total	35

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
J. India 2B	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.245	.352	.394	.746	2.0
E. De La Cruz SS	5	2	3	4	1	0	1	1	.263	.345	.479	.824	12.5
T. Stephenson C	4	1	1	1	0	0	3	2	.264	.343	.457	.800	1.5
T. France 1B	3	1	1	2	1	1	1	0	.247	.324	.389	.713	7.5
T. Friedl CF	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.227	.307	.392	.699	1.0
S. Espinal DH	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	.254	.304	.368	.672	0.5
J. Fraley RF	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	.279	.334	.388	.722	2.0
N. Marte 3B	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	3	.213	.253	.310	.563	3.0
W. Benson LF	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	.190	.278	.383	.661	3.5
Total	33	7	9	7	2	4	7	15	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
J. India 2B	4
E. De La Cruz SS	5
T. Stephenson C	4
T. France 1B	3
T. Friedl CF	3
S. Espinal DH	3
J. Fraley RF	3
N. Marte 3B	4
W. Benson LF	4
Total	33

HR - B. Cook (2)
RBI - B. Cook (6)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - N. Gonzales, B. De La Cruz 2 (2), N. Yorke 2 (2)

2B - E. De La Cruz (35)
HR - E. De La Cruz (25), T. France (13)
RBI - E. De La Cruz 4 (74), T. Stephenson (65), T. France 2 (47)
2-Out RBI - E. De La Cruz 4 (4), T. Stephenson, T. France 2 (2)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - T. Stephenson, N. Marte

SB - W. Benson (16)

E - N. Marte (12)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
J. Jones (L, 6-8)	5.0	6	6	6	3	5	2	4.14	1.18	-2.5
J. Beeks	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	4.59	1.44	-0.5
D. Bednar	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.05	1.45	2.0
R. Borucki	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	5.59	1.45	2.5
Total	8.0	9	7	7	4	7	2	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
J. Jones (L, 6-8)	5.0
J. Beeks	1.0
D. Bednar	1.0
R. Borucki	1.0
Total	8.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
R. Lowder (W, 2-2)	5.0	5	0	0	2	4	0	1.40	1.29	17.0
B. Farmer	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3.09	1.21	3.5
J. Wilson	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	5.32	1.38	1.5
Y. Zulueta	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	5.40	1.47	3.0
A. Busenitz	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	13.50	2.25	1.5
Total	9.0	7	1	1	4	9	1	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
R. Lowder (W, 2-2)	5.0
B. Farmer	1.0
J. Wilson	1.0
Y. Zulueta	1.0
A. Busenitz	1.0
Total	9.0

Pitches-Strikes - J. Jones 90-53, J. Beeks 16-11, D. Bednar 21-12, R. Borucki 6-6
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - J. Jones 5-7, J. Beeks 1-0, D. Bednar 0-1, R. Borucki 2-1
Batters Faced - J. Jones 24, J. Beeks 6, D. Bednar 4, R. Borucki 4

Pitches-Strikes - R. Lowder 87-55, B. Farmer 13-8, J. Wilson 23-17, Y. Zulueta 21-10, A. Busenitz 14-9
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - R. Lowder 6-4, B. Farmer 1-1, J. Wilson 2-1, Y. Zulueta 1-0, A. Busenitz 0-3
Batters Faced - R. Lowder 23, B. Farmer 3, J. Wilson 5, Y. Zulueta 4, A. Busenitz 4

SCORING

ALL PLAYS

3RD INNING
Stephenson singled to right center, E. De La Cruz scored 0 1
T. France homered to center, T. Stephenson scored 0 3
4TH INNING
E. De La Cruz homered to right, J. India and W. Benson scored 0 6
6TH INNING
De La Cruz singled to center, N. Marte scored, India to second 0 7
9TH INNING
B. Cook homered to left center 1 7

3RD INNING
	Stephenson singled to right center, E. De La Cruz scored	0	1
	T. France homered to center, T. Stephenson scored	0	3

4TH INNING
	E. De La Cruz homered to right, J. India and W. Benson scored	0	6

6TH INNING
	De La Cruz singled to center, N. Marte scored, India to second	0	7

9TH INNING
	B. Cook homered to left center	1	7

1ST INNING
Pirates
R. Lowder Pitching:
I. Kiner-Falefa: Ball, Ball, Kiner-Falefa grounded out to shortstop
B. Reynolds: Foul, Reynolds lined out to left
O. Cruz: Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Cruz singled to left
N. Gonzales: Ball, Foul, Pickoff attempt, Ball, Gonzales flied out to right
Middle of the 1st (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Reds
J. Jones Pitching:
J. India: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Ball, India flied out to center
E. De La Cruz: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, De La Cruz struck out swinging
T. Stephenson: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Stephenson struck out swinging
End of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
2ND INNING
Pirates
R. Lowder Pitching:
B. De La Cruz: De La Cruz grounded out to third
Y. Grandal: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Grandal struck out looking
C. Joe: Ball, Joe singled to right
N. Yorke: Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul tip, Yorke struck out on foul tip
Middle of the 2nd (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Reds
J. Jones Pitching:
T. France: Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Ball, France walked
T. Friedl: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Friedl flied out to right
S. Espinal: Ball, Ball, Espinal lined out to right
J. Fraley: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Fraley walked, France to second
N. Marte: Marte fouled out to first
End of the 2nd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
3RD INNING
Pirates
R. Lowder Pitching:
B. Cook: Ball, Cook lined out to right
I. Kiner-Falefa: Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Kiner-Falefa grounded out to shortstop
B. Reynolds: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Reynolds walked
O. Cruz: Foul, Cruz flied out to right
Middle of the 3rd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Reds
J. Jones Pitching:
W. Benson: Foul, Ball, Benson flied out to deep right
J. India: Strike looking, India flied out to left
E. De La Cruz: Foul, De La Cruz doubled to deep left
T. Stephenson: Foul, Stephenson singled to right center, E. De La Cruz scored
T. France: Ball, T. France homered to center, T. Stephenson scored
T. Friedl: Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Ball, Friedl walked
S. Espinal: Foul, Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, Espinal struck out swinging
End of the 3rd (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
4TH INNING
Pirates
R. Lowder Pitching:
N. Gonzales: Strike looking, Gonzales safe at first on 3rd baseman Marte fielding error
B. De La Cruz: Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, De La Cruz struck out swinging
Y. Grandal: Grandal singled to center, Gonzales to third
C. Joe: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Joe struck out swinging
N. Yorke: Strike swinging, Strike (foul tip), Foul, Yorke lined out to right
Middle of the 4th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Reds
J. Jones Pitching:
J. Fraley: Ball, Fraley singled to right
N. Marte: Strike looking, Marte grounded out to shortstop, Fraley to second
W. Benson: Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Benson singled to center, Fraley to third
J. India: Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Benson stole second, Ball, Foul, Ball, India reached on fielder's choice to shortstop, Fraley out at home
E. De La Cruz: Strike swinging, E. De La Cruz homered to right, J. India and W. Benson scored
T. Stephenson: Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Stephenson struck out swinging
End of the 4th (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error)
5TH INNING
Pirates
R. Lowder Pitching:
B. Cook: Cook fouled out to first
I. Kiner-Falefa: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Kiner-Falefa singled to center
B. Reynolds: Ball, Ball, Ball, Reynolds lined out to center
O. Cruz: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Cruz walked, Kiner-Falefa to second
N. Gonzales: Strike swinging, Foul, Gonzales singled to left, Kiner-Falefa to third, Cruz to second
B. De La Cruz: Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, De La Cruz flied out to deep right
Middle of the 5th (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Reds
J. Jones Pitching:
T. France: Foul, Strike looking, Strike swinging, France struck out swinging
T. Friedl: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Friedl grounded out to first
S. Espinal: Ball, Ball, Ball, Foul, Espinal grounded out to pitcher
End of the 5th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
6TH INNING
Pirates
Buck Farmer relieved Rhett Lowder
Y. Grandal: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Ball, Grandal flied out to left
C. Joe: Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Joe struck out looking
N. Yorke: Ball, Yorke grounded out to shortstop
Middle of the 6th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Reds
Jalen Beeks relieved Jared Jones
J. Fraley: Fraley fouled out to third
N. Marte: Marte reached on an infield single to pitcher
W. Benson: Strike looking, Benson lined out to left
J. India: Ball, India hit by pitch, Marte to second
E. De La Cruz: Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, De La Cruz singled to center, N. Marte scored, India to second
T. Stephenson: Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Stephenson struck out looking
End of the 6th (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
7TH INNING
Pirates
Justin Wilson relieved Buck Farmer
B. Cook: Ball, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Foul, Cook singled to left
I. Kiner-Falefa: Foul, Foul, Foul, Foul, Kiner-Falefa reached on fielder's choice to second, Cook out at second
B. Reynolds: Foul, Strike swinging, Foul, Strike swinging, Reynolds struck out swinging
O. Cruz: Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Cruz walked, Kiner-Falefa to second
N. Gonzales: Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Gonzales flied out to deep center
Middle of the 7th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Reds
David Bednar relieved Jalen Beeks
T. France: Foul, Ball, France flied out to deep center
T. Friedl: Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Friedl popped out to first
S. Espinal: Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Espinal walked
J. Fraley: Foul, Ball, Fraley lined out to right
End of the 7th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
8TH INNING
Pirates
Yosver Zulueta relieved Justin Wilson
B. De La Cruz: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, De La Cruz struck out swinging
Y. Grandal: Ball, Strike looking, Grandal grounded out to first
C. Joe: Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Joe walked
N. Yorke: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Joe to second on wild pitch, Strike swinging, Yorke struck out swinging
Middle of the 8th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Reds
Ryan Borucki relieved David Bednar
N. Marte: Marte singled to right
W. Benson: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Benson struck out swinging
J. India: India fouled out to right
E. De La Cruz: De La Cruz reached on fielder's choice to shortstop, Marte out at second
End of the 8th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
9TH INNING
Pirates
Alan Busenitz relieved Yosver Zulueta
B. Cook: Ball, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, B. Cook homered to left center
I. Kiner-Falefa: Strike swinging, Kiner-Falefa flied out to deep right
B. Reynolds: Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Reynolds struck out swinging
O. Cruz: Ball, Cruz flied out to deep center
Middle of the 9th (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)