Elly De La Cruz hit two of Cincinnati’s five home runs, rookie Sal Stewart added three RBIs to reach 24 on the season and the Reds scored the first nine runs to cruise to a 12-6 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night.
The Reds, are now 16-8 overall and have won five straight for their best start after 24 games since the 2006 team began 17-7.
The Reds are in first place in the NL Central, a game and a half ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs.
The Reds will wrap up the 3 game series against the Rays this afternoon in Tampa Bay.
Game time for the Reds and Rays is at 1:10pm today with pregame at 12:40 on Real Country 95.1 WTCW.