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Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz jogs off the field in the third inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Saturday, April 12, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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CINCINNATI (AP) — Elly De La Cruz has struggled at the plate in April, but on his bobblehead giveaway night on Saturday, the Cincinnati Reds' shortstop broke out in a big way.
On a 3-2 pitch from Pittsburgh Pirates left-hander Andrew Heaney in the third inning, De La Cruz, batting right-handed, sent a towering fly ball into the left-field seats for his second career grand slam lifting the Reds to a 5-2 victory.