Female Reds Fan Tries To Catch Elly De La Cruz Homer With Beer, Fails Miserably

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The Cincinnati Reds entered a four-game weekend series against the Chicago Cubs on a hot streak. They fell down early, but superstar Elly De La Cruz ripped a line drive, three-run home run to give them the lead in the third inning. 

But perhaps the most notable aspect of the homer is what happened when Reds' fans tried to catch the laser off the bat of De La Cruz. 

The Reds entered Thursday on a four-game winning streak and having had won nine of their past 12 games after dropping to a season-worst 10 games under .500. That stretch included a series win over the Cubs last weekend. 

Things seemed to turn around after Cincinnati players decided to retire their Viking helmet home run celebration and replace it with a more secretive celly. While only the players know exactly what that celebration is, Reds fans are more than happy to have as many secret celebrations as possible. 

Elly De La Cruz had a chance to partake in the celebration on Thursday night, on the one-year anniversary of his first MLB game. The Cubs took a 2-0 lead after Seiya Suzuki hit a two-run home run in the top of the third. 

Cincinnati Reds star Elly De La Cruz hit a line drive home run against the Chicago Cubs and destroyed the beer of a female fan.

(Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

But the lead didn't last long. Will Benson led off the bottom of the inning with a single, then TJ Friedl took a walk. That put two runners on base for De La Cruz, who promptly ripped the first pitch of the at-bat over the right-field fence for a three-run homer. 

The ball exploded off De La Cruz' bat, leaving the park quickly. Several fans attempted to catch the rocket, and two of them tried to use their full cups of beer. Let's just say … that's not a great idea. 

You can see the beer explode in the first video and, thankfully, Bally Sports provided a follow-up replay that showed the true definition of "alcohol abuse." 

The bad news for the Reds fan is that she just lost the majority of what was probably a $15 beer. The good news is that at least some of it spilled on the Cubs fans sitting in the section. 

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