The Aporia · De La Cruz closes in on 30-30, Williamson throws six sharp innings as Reds blank Braves 4-0

Elly De La Cruz moved closer to a historic 30-home run and 30-stolen base season as Brandon Williamson pitched six strong innings to help the Cincinnati Reds defeat the Atlanta Braves 4-0 on Tuesday night. De La Cruz achieved both his 29th stolen base and his 29th home run during the game, while Williamson allowed only three hits in a surprising turn of performance for him this season. Ronald Acuña Jr., an important player for the Braves, left the game due to injury but fortunately was not seriously hurt.

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On Tuesday night, Elly De La Cruz of the Cincinnati Reds closed in on an impressive 30-30 season with his 29th stolen base and 29th home run. The Reds defeated the NL East champion Atlanta Braves by a score of 4-0. Brandon Williamson, despite struggling earlier this year, threw six sharp innings allowing just three hits, no walks, and two strikeouts in a 68-pitch outing. He kept all runners on base at first or lower. Ronald Acuña Jr. left the game after fouling a ball off his left leg but X-rays were negative; he is now day-to-day as the Braves approach the playoffs. The Reds' bullpen also shined, with Brock Burke, Tejay Antone, and Emilio Pagán each pitching a scoreless inning to seal the victory.

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🔮 ATLANTA (AP) — Elly De La Cruz closed in on a 30-30 season, Brandon Williamson threw six sharp innings and the Cincinnati Reds blanked the NL East champion Atlanta Braves 4-0 on Tuesday night.

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He didn’t allow a runner past first base — an unlikely performance from a pitcher who has largely struggled during an injury-plagued season and worked out of the bullpen in his last three appearances for the last-place Reds.

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🔮 ATLANTA (AP) — Elly De La Cruz closed in on a 30-30 season, Brandon Williamson threw six sharp innings and the Cincinnati Reds blanked the NL East champion Atlanta Braves 4-0 on Tuesday night.

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De La Cruz closes in on 30-30, Williamson throws six sharp innings as Reds blank Braves 4-0 · assertive framing

ATLANTA (AP) — Elly De La Cruz closed in on a 30-30 season, Brandon Williamson threw six sharp innings and the Cincinnati Reds blanked the NL East champion Atlanta Braves 4-0 on Tuesday night. asserted

Reds → close → night

De La Cruz got his 29th stolen base in the first inning and opened the scoring with his 29th homer in the third. asserted

Cruz → get → third

He tacked on a run-scoring single in the seventh. asserted

He → tack → seventh

Braves slugger Ronald Acuña Jr. left the game in the third after fouling a ball off his left leg. asserted

Jr. → leave → leg

He went down with a big grimace, hobbled out of the batting circle and dropped to his knees again while attended to by manager Walt Weiss and an athletic trainer for several minutes. asserted

He → go → minutes

X-rays were negative and Acuña was listed as day-to-day, a big relief for the Braves with the playoffs just a week away. asserted

Acuña → list → Braves

Williamson (5-4) permitted just three hits, with no walks and two strikeouts over his 68-pitch outing. asserted

Williamson → permit → outing

who → allow → Reds

Brock Burke, Tejay Antone and Emilio Pagán worked a scoreless inning apiece to finish the seven-hitter. asserted

Burke → work → hitter

De La Cruz hit a two-out shot into the right-field seats on a 2-0 pitch from Braves rookie JR Ritchie (1-4), who took the loss despite allowing just one run while recording a career-best eight strikeouts in five innings. asserted

who → hit → innings

De La Cruz has a chance in the final week of the regular season to become only the fourth player in Reds history to reach the 30-30 club after Eric Davis (1987), Barry Larkin (1996) and Brandon Phillips (2007). asserted

Cruz → have → Davis

The Braves clinched their seventh NL East title in nine years on Sunday. asserted

Braves → clinch → Sunday

They are likely to host a best-of-three series against the lowest-seeded wild card next week. asserted

They → host → card

Up next Atlanta LHP Chris Sale (14-9, 2.18 ERA) is set to make his final start before the playoffs when he goes Wednesday night against Reds LHP Andrew Abbott (6-11, 4.70). asserted

he → set → Abbott

De La Cruz closes in on 30-30, Williamson throws six sharp innings as Reds blank Braves 4-0

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