Elly De La Cruz sparks Reds comeback past Athletics

CINCINNATI, Ohio (Interstat) — Elly De La Cruz drove in two runs during Cincinnati’s three-run fifth inning, and the Reds rallied past the Athletics 5-4 on Tuesday at Great American Ball Park.

The Athletics took a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning when Jeff McNeil singled home Tyler Soderstrom. Jacob Wilson’s two-run double made it 3-0 in the fifth. De La Cruz singled in two runs, and Sal Stewart’s sacrifice fly tied the game. Henry Bolte scored on De La Cruz’s throwing error in the seventh to put the Athletics ahead 4-3.

Cincinnati answered in the eighth. Eugenio Suárez walked with the bases loaded to force in Stewart, and a wild pitch by Hogan Harris brought in the go-ahead run. Harris (3-1) took the loss. Julian Garcia (2-2) pitched a perfect inning for the win, and Emilio Pagán earned his 12th save.

Brady Singer and J.T. Ginn each allowed three earned runs over six innings. Bolte had three hits, and Wilson drove in two. Attendance was 21,714, and the game lasted 2:35.