De La Cruz's first big league grand slam keys Reds to 8-4 win over Twins
— Elly De La Cruz hit his first big league grand slam in a six-run seventh inning, and the Cincinnati Reds beat Minnesota Twins 8-4 on Friday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Cincinnati Reds
8
Minnesota Twins
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
Friedl singled to right, Steer scored.
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Single 8-4
Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 4 : Ball 2
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 3 : Ball 1
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Strike Looking 8-4
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Looking
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Strike Looking 8-4
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-4
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Play Result 7-4
Lee singled to right, Buxton scored and Castro scored.
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Single 7-4
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
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Ball 7-4
Pitch 3 : Ball 1
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Strike Swinging 7-4
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
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Strike Looking 7-4
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-2
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Play Result 7-2
Castro singled to left, Larnach scored, Buxton to second.
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Single 7-2
Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
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Ball 7-2
Pitch 4 : Ball 2
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Ball 7-2
Pitch 3 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Strike Looking 7-2
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-1
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Play Result 7-1
De La Cruz homered to right center (398 feet), France scored, Espinal scored and India scored.
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Home Run 7-1
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
France doubled to left, Friedl scored.
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Double 3-1
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-1
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Play Result 2-1
Friedl reached on bunt single to pitcher, Steer scored.
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Bunt Single 2-1
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-1
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Play Result 1-1
Buxton homered to left center (393 feet).
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Home Run 1-1
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Inning 8-4
End of the 9th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
Castro grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 8-4
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
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Strike Swinging 8-4
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Swinging
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-4
Alexis Diaz pitches to Willi Castro
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
Buxton popped out to second.
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Pop Out 8-4
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-4
Alexis Diaz pitches to Byron Buxton
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
Santana struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 8-4
Pitch 6 : Strike 3 Swinging
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-4
Alexis Diaz pitches to Carlos Santana
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Play Result 8-4
Díaz relieved Pagán
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Start Inning 8-4
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 8-4
Middle of the 9th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
India struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 8-4
Pitch 6 : Strike 3 Swinging
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 5 : Ball 2
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 4 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Strike Looking 8-4
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-4
Michael Tonkin pitches to Jonathan India
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
Marte grounded out to pitcher.
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Ground Out 8-4
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
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Strike Looking 8-4
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Looking
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-4
Michael Tonkin pitches to Noelvi Marte
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Head to Head
CIN wins series 2-1
Injuries
Minnesota Twins
- Cole Sands Out
- David Festa Out
- Mick Abel Out
- Anthony Banda Out
- Jeff Hoffman Out
Cincinnati Reds
- Blake Dunn Out
- Spencer Steer Out
- Tony Santillan Out
- Julian Garcia Out
- Dane Myers Out
Lineups
ConfirmedMIN
Edouard Julien2B6
Matt WallnerRF38
Royce Lewis3B23
Trevor LarnachDH9
Carlos Santana1B41
Byron BuxtonCF25
Willi CastroLF3
Ryan JeffersC27
Brooks LeeSS22
CIN
Jonathan IndiaDH6
Elly De La CruzSS44
Tyler StephensonC37
Spencer SteerLF7
TJ FriedlCF29
Ty France1B23
Santiago Espinal2B21
Jake FraleyRF17
Noelvi Marte3B4
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