After long rain delay, Encarnacion-Strand, Elly De La Cruz carry Reds past Phillies, 4-1
Fun fact: Elly De La Cruz is on a 11-game hit streak pic.twitter.com/Tuhww7vvqL
— Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) April 4, 2024
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Christian Encarnacion-Strand and Elly De La Cruz had RBI doubles, Frankie Montas pitched 5 2/3 innings and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 on Wednesday night after a long rain delay. The game was originally scheduled for the afternoon, but the start was pushed back three hours because of heavy rain in the forecast. Then the teams waited out an additional delay of 3 hour, 55-minutes — the second-longest stoppage in the 20-year history of Citizens Bank Park. Montas (2-0) allowed one run on five hits. Alexis Diaz pitched a the ninth for his first save. Kyle Schwarber hit a solo home run on a first pitch four-seamer from Montas in the sixth inning for the Phillies.
