# De La Cruz chasing rare 30/30 club milestone

> The Reds shortstop is one homer and one steal away from joining an exclusive group of just three players in franchise history.
- Title: De La Cruz chasing rare 30/30 club milestone · Mlb | Shortify
- Summary: The Reds shortstop is one homer and one steal away from joining an exclusive group of just three players in franchise history. Elly De La Cruz is on the…
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- Topics: elly de la cruz, cincinnati reds, 30/30 club, home runs, stolen bases, mlb, rookie of the year, sal stewart, eugenio suárez, atlanta braves, sports
## De La Cruz one step from history
The Reds shortstop hit his 29th homer and stole his 29th base in a 4-0 win over Atlanta, putting him one of each away from the 30/30 club.
## Only three Reds have done it before
De La Cruz, 24, would become the fourth Cincinnati player to reach 30 homers and 30 steals in one season, joining Brandon Phillips, Barry Larkin, and Eric Davis.
## De La Cruz staying focused on fun
The 24-year-old says he's not thinking about the milestone and is just enjoying playing the game, batting .411 with a 1.245 OPS over his last 28 games.

> Yeah, I want to, but I'm not thinking about that stuff right now. I'm just enjoying the game.
## Stewart chasing rare RBI record
The 22-year-old rookie is one RBI behind MLB leader Alec Burleson. Only Ted Williams (1939) and Walt Dropo (1950) have finished a season as the league's RBI leader as rookies.
## Stewart not chasing the record
The rookie says he's not focused on the RBI milestone and just wants to play his best, though his hitting pace has slowed with one homer and five RBIs over his last 20 games.

> Obviously it would be really cool. I don't want to chase that. I just want to go out there and play to the best of my ability.
## Suárez reaches 350-homer milestone
The Reds third baseman hit a leadoff homer in the eighth inning to become the 10th active player to reach 350 career home runs.
## Francona keeps focus on the game
The Reds manager says he wants his players to do their best but doesn't get caught up in individual milestones, preferring they focus on playing the game right.

> I want our guys to always do the best they can. But I don't get too caught up in the rest of that stuff.
## Key takeaway

Elly De La Cruz is on the verge of becoming the fourth Cincinnati Reds player ever to hit 30 home runs and steal 30 bases in a single season.