Rookie phenom Elly De La Cruz recorded Cincinnati’s first cycle in 34 years as the host Reds rallied from five runs down to tie their modern-era franchise record with a 12th straight win, defeating the Atlanta Braves 11–10 on Friday.
Cincinnati matched its 1957 and 1939 clubs for the longest single-season winning streak since 1900.
De La Cruz again electrified the sellout crowd at Great American Ball Park as he had a key two-run homer to spark the early rally and finished off his cycle with a triple in the sixth inning. Joey Votto belted a pair of home runs, including a go-ahead, three-run shot off reliever Collin McHugh (3–1) in the Reds’ four-run fifth. Cincinnati erased deficits of 5–0 and 7–5….