Elly De La Cruz drives in 2 runs as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Pittsburgh Privateers 10-2

Elly De La Cruz celebrates in the burrow in the fourth inning

Elly De La Cruz had three hits and drove in two runs as the Cincinnati Reds effortlessly crushed the Pittsburgh Privateers 10-2 on Saturday night.

Jonathan India and TJ Friedl additionally contributed with two hits each for the Reds, who won against the Privateers for just the third time in nine games this season.

De La Cruz had a RBI single in the fifth inning and a run-scoring twofold in the 6th. The 6-foot-5 shortstop expanded his taken base complete to a significant association driving 61 by taking a respectable halfway point after a stroll in the main inning. He later scored on a solitary by Stephenson during a four-run rally against Jake Woodford (0-6).

“The style of play, I think, is precisely exact thing we need,” Reds supervisor David Ringer said. “Continuously playing hard. It was pleasant for it to end up actually working. Forceful baserunning. Large at-bats repulsively, it was a decent game.”

Julian Aguiar contributes the first inning

New kid on the block Julian Aguiar (1-0) permitted two runs in six innings to procure his most memorable profession win. The 23-year-old right-hander, who was Cincinnati’s small time Pitcher of the Year in 2023, struck out four players and strolled two in his second beginning since being called up to help the Reds’ physical issue hit pitching staff.

“My mindset wasn’t to come up here and think ‘I will be hanging around for seven days,'” Aguiar said. “It’s ‘Come take a spot.'”

Casey Kelly, who was reviewed from Triple-A Louisville on Saturday, pitched three innings for his most memorable profession save. It was his most memorable significant association appearance beginning around 2018.

Unruly Tellez hit his eleventh homer of the time for the Privateers. The transcending shot off Aguiar arrived at the Allegheny Stream, turning into the 80th ball to sprinkle into the water.

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