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De La Cruz exits game with hamstring concern
31 May
Summary
- De La Cruz left Sunday's game with right hamstring tightness.
- He has appeared in 276 consecutive games, sixth-longest streak.
- His replacement was slumping second baseman Matt McLain.
Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz was removed from Sunday's game in the fifth inning due to tightness in his right hamstring. The incident occurred as De La Cruz hit a line drive and immediately signaled for athletic trainers, who attended to him before he was taken out. This development places his consecutive games streak, currently at 276, the sixth-longest in the Reds' expansion era history, under threat.
De La Cruz had already made an impact in the game, scoring in the first inning after singling and advancing on a double, and again in the third by reaching base, stealing second, and advancing on errors before scoring on another double. Matt McLain, who has been slumping, replaced De La Cruz at second base. Another potential shortstop replacement, Edwin Arroyo, is performing well at Triple-A Louisville.
