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SAN DIEGO — Elly De La Cruz's 443-foot home run into the bullpen sent a few Padres relievers scrambling out of the way and Nick Lodolo combined with two relievers on a four-hitter and struck out 11 as the Cincinnati Reds beat San Diego 5-2. The Reds retired 23 straight batters from the second inning into the ninth. Lodolo retired his final 18 batters after issuing consecutive walks to open the second. Reliever Fernando Cruz pitched a perfect eighth and Alex Díaz retired the first two batters of the ninth before Jake Cronenworth doubled and scored on Manny Machado's single.
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