Elly De La Cruz

Friedl broke a scoreless game in the fifth inning with a two-run single to score Elly De La Cruz and Jonathan India. He then stole third and scored on a groundout, making him responsible for all three of Cincinnati's runs on Tuesday. The 29-year-old outfielder is hitting .215/.299/.378 with 11 homers, 48 RBI, and nine steals across 282 plate appearances.

De La Cruz drew a walk in the first inning and stole two bases before he was left stranded. He drew another walk in the third before he was caught stealing. De La Cruz then reached for a third time with a base hit in the fifth and scored on a single by TJ Friedl. The 22-year-old star shortstop is slashing .260/.344/.474 with 23 homers, 96 runs scored, 65 RBI, and 64 steals across 627 plate appearances.

This week's mailbag addresses a potential Mike Trout trade, valuing Luis Arraez, how the White Sox and Cubs move forward, what an Elly De La Cruz extension might look like, Brett Baty's future, MLB's popularity, and much more. Fred asks: With the ever increasing annual salaries MLB stars are receiving, $36M just isn't what it…

This week's mailbag addresses a potential Mike Trout trade, valuing Luis Arraez, how the White Sox and Cubs move forward, what an Elly De La Cruz extension might look like, Brett Baty's future, MLB's popularity, and much more. Fred asks: With the ever increasing annual salaries MLB stars are receiving, $36M just isn't what it…

The Reds managed four runs on four hits in this game thanks to two-run homers from both De La Cruz and TJ Friedl. The former crushed his an estimated 413 feet at 111.1 MPH in an impressive display of power. That power has dried up a good bit of late though as this was De La Cruz's first homer in 16 games and second overall since the beginning of August.