De La Cruz hits for cycle, Votto swats 2 home runs in Reds' 12th straight victory

Dazzling rookie third baseman Elly De La Cruz hit for the cycle, Canada's Joey Votto launched tying and go-ahead homers and the Cincinnati Reds extended their winning streak to 12 games Friday night with an 11-10 victory over visiting Atlanta.

In a wild matchup of National League division leaders, Cincinnati erased an early 5-0 deficit and halted Atlanta's eight-game winning streak.

The Reds' winning streak is tied for the second-best in franchise history, matching the 1939 and 1957 teams for the club's longest since 1900.

De La Cruz became the first Cincinnati player in 34 years to hit for the cycle. He completed it by the sixth inning with a triple that gave him four runs batted in.

Elly De La Cruz hits for the cycle in just his 15th career game - the 3rd-fewest since 1900.<br><br>(MLB X @<a href="https://twitter.com/budweiserusa?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BudweiserUSA</a>) <a href="https://t.co/iudIauLEog">pic.twitter.com/iudIauLEog</a>

The cycle was the seventh in team history, fifth since 1900 and first since Eric Davis accomplished the feat against San Diego on June 2, 1989.

De La Cruz wears the same No. 44 Davis did.

"I can't really put it into words right now," De La Cruz said through a translator. "I'm happy and excited. It is fortunate Eric Davis is one of the legends of this game and in Cincinnati, too. Sure enough he let me wear that jersey No. 44 and to be the [first] one since him to do that, is incredible."

Many in the sellout crowd of 43,086 at Great American Ball Park chanted "Elly! Elly!" The big turnout came two months after a record low for attendance at the stadium of 7,375 on April 17.

"I think this might be the best regular-season game that I've been a part of," Reds manager David Bell said. "I think a