Elly De La Cruz triples, homers and lifts Reds over struggling Yankees 5-4

Cincinnati Reds' Elly De La Cruz, left, celebrates with third base coach J.R. House, right, as he runs the bases after hitting a two-run home run during the fifth inning of a baseball gameagainst the New York Yankees, Tuesday, July 2, 2024, in New York.

Cincinnati Reds' Elly De La Cruz, left, celebrates with third base coach J.R. House, right, as he runs the bases after hitting a two-run home run during the fifth inning of a baseball gameagainst the New York Yankees, Tuesday, July 2, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)


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NEW YORK — Elly De La Cruz tripled and homered in his first game at Yankee Stadium, helping the Cincinnati Reds overcome Aaron Judge's major league-leading 32nd home run in a 5-4 victory over New York. Will Benson and De La Cruz hit two-run homers in a four-run fifth as the Reds built a 5-0 lead over the Yankees, who have lost 11 of their last 15 games. Judge homered in the seventh off Sam Moll for his third hit. He leads the major leagues in batting average, homers and RBIs. Del La Cruz has tripled and homered together five times.

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