Elly De La Cruz provided some insurance in explosive fashion on Sunday, crushing a home run in the Cincinnati Reds' runaway win over the Detroit Tigers.

When baseball's best team opens the door with shaky defense, you go through it. In the Reds' case on Sunday afternoon, they burst through. Not only did it help them break a season-long curse of no late comeback wins,

Cincinnati Reds SS Elly De La Cruz is 14-for-40 (.350) with a .469 on-base percentage and 1.219 OPS this month. He's homered in his last 3 games.

Elly De La Cruz homered, scored three times and drove in three runs as the Cincinnati Reds rallied to beat the Detroit Tigers 8-4.

In the process, former Cincinnati Reds star Sean Casey, who is 50 years old and turns 51 in July, made a special cameo in a neat moment for the Cincinnati faithful. Unfortunately, Casey's return to Great American Ballpark is one he will never forget for some different reasons.

The Detroit Tigers and Cincinnati Reds wrap up their three-game series on Sunday with a game only available to stream on Roku. Here's how to watch:

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Both teams have put on a power display during the first two games of the weekend series between the Cincinnati Reds and the host Detroit Tigers.