The Reds and Braves were rained out on Tuesday night in Atlanta, so they made up the game as part of a doubleheader on Wednesday. Elly De La Cruz ($6,100; 34 FPTS) took over the spotlight—as he has so often this season—and led his team to a 9-4 victory in the first game of the twin bill.
After reaching on a single in the first inning, De La Cruz swiped his 50th stolen base of the season.
He scored later in the inning on this triple from Spencer Steer ($4,900; 28 FPTS), who finished with three hits all for extra bases.
Jake Fraley ($3,500; 27 FPTS) also had a big day with three hits for the Reds and De La Cruz added not only his 51st stolen base, but also smashed this solo homer to finish the victory with an impressive 34 fantasy points.
All that run support came behind Frankie Montas ($8,000; 5.95 FPTS), who wasn’t able to stay around long enough for the win.
I gave out the Reds Moneyline as one of my picks today in the DK Network Betting Group and used the “Up 2 Early Win” to hit on the moneyline at +110 before the end of the first inning. You can join the DK Network Betting Group for more picks on today’s games and from multiple analysts across a wide variety of sports.
Even after knocking off the Braves, the Reds are still +900 to make the playoffs since they sit four games behind the Cardinals for the third Wild Card spot. Elly De La Cruz is +3500 to win the NL MVP, and he’s +195 to add another stolen base in Game 2.
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