The Cincinnati Reds are experiencing a different start to the season compared to their dreaded 100-loss campaign last year. Lately, they have been playing some competitive but up-and-down baseball, evidenced by a recent five-game road win streak Immediately followed by a deflating four consecutive losses at home.<\/p>\n
But true to form, the up-and-down Reds bounced back and secured three consecutive wins, including the first two games against the NL power Los Angeles Dodgers. In the attempt to sweep the series, they faced Clayton Kershaw, who denied their victory. Then the Reds took two out of three games against the St. Louis Cardinals, concluding the week with a 5-2 record and providing a bit of stability to the season.<\/p>\n
One major reason for the sudden surge for the Reds is completely undeniable and it comes in the form of young rookie Elly De La Cruz, a 6’5″ phenom. Through his first six games in the MLB, he has an impressive batting average of .364. De La Cruz holds the distinction of having the fastest speed among all players in the Major Leagues this year. In fact, he boldly referred to himself as “the fastest man on earth.”<\/p>\n
\nElly De La Cruz is Must Watch every at bat<\/p>\n
Incredible pic.twitter.com\/cpwaBJm9Cd<\/a><\/p>\n
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