BOTTOM LINE: The Cincinnati Reds play the Miami Marlins after Elly De La Cruz had four hits against the Marlins on Monday. Miami is 42-71 overall and 22-35 in home games.

MIAMI — Elly De La Cruz became the youngest Cincinnati player with four extra-base hits in a game since at least 1901 and the Reds overcame Jesús Sánchez’s 480-foot home run, the longest in ...

Elly De La Cruz delivered his second straight four-hit game, and Nick Lodolo pitched six strong innings to lead the Cincinnati Reds over the Marlins.

De La Cruz has a hit in 70 of 101 games this year (69.3%), with more than one hit in 22 of them (21.8%). He has homered in 17 of 101 games in 2024 (16.8%), which is 3.9% of his trips to the dish.

De La Cruz has reached base with a hit 60 times this year in 85 games played (70.6%), including multiple hits in 21.2% of them (18 times). In 15 of 85 games this season, he has hit a home run (17.6%).

He is a talented and special player in the league." So far this season, De La Cruz has 24 doubles, seven triples, 20 homers, 48 RBIs and a major-league-high 57 steals.

August 7 - Miami has an Elly De La Cruz problem. The Marlins, who will play host to the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday in the third game of a four-contest series, have had a terrible time pitching ...