De La Cruz crushes homer, has Clemente-like relay home in 3-2 loss

LOS ANGELES — As Elly De La Cruz rounded third base in the top of the third on Tuesday night, he didn’t just look toward his teammates waiting in the dugout. He pointed a finger directly toward the seats behind home plate, locking eyes with his brother, who was watching from the stands as the Reds shortstop put on a show in Chavez Ravine. Cincinnati’s 24-year-old centerpiece unloaded on a first-pitch, 87.5 mph changeup from Dodgers starter Tarik Skubal, sending a Statcast-projected 444-foot rocket soaring into left-center field to tie the game before the Reds ultimately dropped a 3-2 decision…