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Elly De La Cruz delivered a 105.3 mph relay throw to cut down Teoscar Hernández at the plate Tuesday at Dodger Stadium, the second-fastest outfield throw resulting in an assist since Statcast began tracking in 2015.
The Cincinnati Reds lost 3-2 to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The case for De La Cruz as a player operating at a different physical tier got another data point in the bottom of the third inning.
Hernández lined a ball to center field off Reds starter Nick Lodolo. Center fielder Dane Myers came in hard for a diving attempt, missed, and the ball rolled to the wall.
Hernández ran, hunting an inside-the-park home run. Left fielder JJ Bleday recovered the ball and threw to De La Cruz, positioned in shallow center as the relay man.
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