Reds’ De La Cruz hits 1st homer, Dodgers skid at 4 with 8-6 loss

Published June 7, 2023 8:16 pm

CINCINNATI (AP) — Elly De La Cruz hit a 458-foot drive for his first major league homer and Will Benson hit a game-ending home run in the ninth that lifted the Cincinnati Reds over Los Angeles 8-6 night and extended the Dodgers’ losing streak to a season-high four. De La Cruz hit an 0-1 fastball from Noah Syndergaard that left the bat at 114.8 mph and landed into the last rows of the right-field stands at Great American Ball Park. Cincinnati overcame a 6-2 deficit in a four-run third. Benson homered off Evan Phillips (1-2), giving Cincinnati its second straight walk-off win.

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