CINCINNATI -- Less than 24 hours after getting blown out 11-5 in Detroit, the Reds bounced back and beat the Tigers 11-1 on Saturday afternoon. The series is now even at one game apiece between the Reds and the team with the best record in Major League Baseball.

With the Cincinnati Reds facing a Detroit Tigers team that has the most wins in Major League Baseball, the Reds needed their most talented player to rise to the occasion. Shortstop Elly De La Cruz delivered with one of his most impressive games of the season.

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The Reds did tack on three too-little, too-late runs in the ninth when De La Cruz doubled home Santiago Espinal to make it 11-3, then Tyler Stephenson doubled in two more runs to make it 11-5. De La Cruz was 3-for-4, raising his average to .267.

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