CLEVELAND (AP) — Rookie Elly De La Cruz had his first two-homer game and drove in four runs, Luke Maile had three RBIs and the Reds improved their slim playoff hopes with an 11-7 victory over the Guardians.
De La Cruz hit a solo shot in the fourth off Lucas Giolito and hammered a 467-foot blast to right in the eighth against Xzavion Curry.
Fellow rookie Christian Encarnacion-Strand, Maile and TJ Friedl also homered for Cincinnati.
The Reds moved within 1 1/2 games of the third and final NL wild-card spot held by the Cubs.
Bo Naylor belted a three-run homer and Kole Calhoun had a two-run shot for the Guardians in the second-to-last home game for manager Terry Francona.