The game was tied at two when Elly De La Cruz came up with the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh inning. The crowd of 39,000+ fans were on their feet chanting "Elly, Elly, Elly." De La Cruz worked a full count before singling to center field to give the Reds a 4-2 lead.

Elly De La Cruz hit a two-run single in the seventh inning to break open a tie game and the Cincinnati Reds went on to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-2 on Saturday night. The Reds won their third in a row while the Rays have lost 12 of their last 15 on the road,