MILWAUKEE — Elly De La Cruz became the first Reds player since 1919 to steal second, third and home in the same inning, the latest electrifying feat from the franchise-changing rookie.
De La Cruz broke a 5-5 tie with the Milwaukee Brewers in the seventh inning with a two-out RBI single off Elvis Peguero, then got to work making the reliever's life miserable.
He stole second. Then, on a 1-2 pitch from Peguero (1-2), he swiped third without a throw. The rattled reliever caught the ball from his catcher in front of the mound and turned his back as he walked slowly toward the rubber.
Pausing only to put his helmet back on, De La Cruz walked down the third-base line, broke into a sprint and easily beat Peguero's rushed throw to the plate.
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