"Elly De La Cruz does not yet have a grand slam in his career," Sadak said as Twins relief pitcher Jorge Alcala delivered the first pitch of the at-bat to the Reds star. In a perfect sequence of events, De La Cruz swung and drilled a hanging slider over the right field wall, prompting a memorable call from Sadak.

Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz recorded another career first to help the Reds to an 8-4 victory over the playoff-minded Minnesota Twins.

Bally Sports Ohio play-by-play announcer John Sadak had just finished saying that Elly De La Cruz had never hit a big-league grand slam when the Cincinnati Reds infielder hit the first pitch he saw from Minnesota Twins relief pitcher Jorge Alcala into the seats for the first of his career in the 7th inning of Friday night's 8-4 win.

Elly De La Cruz hit his first big league grand slam in a six-run seventh inning, and the Cincinnati Reds beat Minnesota Twins 8-4

Elly De La Cruz hit his first career grand slam, and the Cincinnati Reds surged to an 8-4 win over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night in Minneapolis.

The Reds were leading the Twins 3-1 in the sixth inning when Elly De La Cruz hit a first-pitch breaking ball into the right field seats for the first grand slam of his career.