MLB Roundup: The Reds’ Elly De La Cruz rocks a 456-foot heart rate while being teased by the Brewers’ scoreboard operator for being robbed earlier

Cincinnati rookie sensation Elly De La Cruz delivered a blistering vengeance on rival Milwaukee Brewers Monday with a massive 456-foot home run, albeit by a loss.

The 21-year-old couldn’t have picked a better time to hit his sixth longball after being robbed of another longball in the first inning and then teased about it by the Brewers’ scoreboard operator.

De La Cruz appeared to hit Brewers starter Colin Rea deep to put the game ahead, but Milwaukee midfielder Joey Wiemer traced the shot back to the wall and easily snagged the supposed home run.

Two innings later, the Brewers’ scoreboard operator decided to compound the injury when De La Cruz returned to the plate by writing a scathing message on the jumbotron next to the Reds star’s face: “He almost scored in the first inning…but didn’t.”

De La Cruz is unlikely to have seen the headline on the scoreboard, but he still reacted by hitting the ball 456 feet at 113.7 mph.

The Brewers’ scoreboard operator decided to tease De La Cruz by robbing him of a recruiter

The Cincinnati Reds’ Elly De La Cruz reacts after hitting a two-run home run in the third inning

Unfortunately for Cincinnati, Milwaukee got the last laugh when Christian Yelich scored a walk-off RBI single late in the ninth game, giving the Brewers a 3-2 win. As a result, Milwaukee extended their lead over Cincinnati in the Central Division of the National League to 1.5 games.

Milwaukee’s Blake Perkins ran four pitches and opened the ninth pitch against All-Star Alexis Diaz (3-2), who came on to start the inning. Jesse Winker, who came in with a .194 shot, followed up with a pinch-hit single to the right.

Yelich then shot a 1-0 pitch right to score Perkins from second place, ending the Reds’ five-game winning streak.

Rookie Sal Frelick, who was playing 4-for-6 in his first two games since his call-up from Triple-A Nashville on Saturday, put the Brewers 2-2 up with a sixth-round out with his first home run of his career, a 384-foot solo shot to the right.

ORIOLES 3, PHILLIES 2

Rookie Colton Cowser hit a tiebreak double in the ninth inning after helping thwart the potential starting gun in the eighth and handed the rising Baltimore Orioles a 3-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night.

Ryan Mountcastle and Jordan Westburg scored for the AL-East leaders Orioles, who have won 13 of 16 games and are 2 1/2 games ahead of Tampa Bay.

Nick Castellanos and Kyle Schwarber drove runs for the reigning NL champion Phillies. Philadelphia lost five out of six.

Cowser stepped in as a defensive backup for Aaron Hicks in the third inning after Hicks injured himself on a diving catch. In the ninth game, he threw a flyball to the left against Craig Kimbrel (6-2), which bounced off left fielder Schwarber’s glove.

Bryan Baker (4-3) clinched the win as a replacement for Dean Kremer, who conceded a three-hit run in seven innings. Cionel Pérez got out of trouble with his first save in the ninth round.

Philadelphia Phillies’ Bryce Harper (above) is substituted by Baltimore Orioles’ James McCann.

ROYALS 5, GUARDIANS 3

Salvador Perez became the tenth player in major league history to hit 200 home runs as a catcher, and Ryan Yarbrough allowed a run in six innings, beating Kansas City over Cleveland.

Perez scored a two-run shot against Logan Allen (4-3) in the sixth round to give Kansas City a 4-0 lead. He hit a total of 240 home runs over 12 seasons. Hall of Famer Mike Piazza holds the big league record for home runs as a catcher with 396.

Yarbrough (3-5) won in Cleveland for the second time in 15 days. Scott Barlow allowed two hits in the ninth game before making his 12th save.

Kansas City trailed five games while Cleveland trailed four games behind first-place finisher Minnesota in the AL Central.

Salvador Perez of the Kansas City Royals celebrates in the dugout after his sixth game home run

TWINS 4, MARINERS 3, 10 innings

Carlos Correa’s right field smash dodged a slipping Teoscar Hernández and scored automatic runner Donovan Solano in the 10th inning as Minnesota won their second straight game in extra innings.

Solano moved into third place with a sacrificial bunt from Christian Vázquez over Paul Sewald (3-1), and Ryan Jeffers made it up with another bunt when no Seattle player was covering first base. Correa then sent a softliner to the right that Hernández failed to catch.

Jorge Lopez (4-2) eliminated all three batters he faced in the top of 10th place for Minnesota, making it 9-2 since the All-Star break.

Max Kepler hit an RBI double at the end of the ninth round to level the game for the Twins. Kolten Wong hit a pinch hit, a two-run homer with two outs, early in the inning for the Mariners.

The Twins’ Jorge Lopez (back left) douses Carlos Correa (right) with ice water after the walk-off win

ROCKIES 10, NATIONALS 6

Nolan Jones hit a two-run home run, Alan Trejo a double and three singles, and Colorado defeated Washington.

Karl Kauffman (1-3) threw more than four innings with one-run relief for his first major league win while bottom-ranked Colorado (40-60) improved to 6-3 since the All-Star break.

Jeimer Candelario hit a three-run home run and a double for the Nationals, who were seeking their first four-game win streak of the season.

Patrick Corbin (6-11) gave up six runs (five earned) and ten hits over 6 1/3 innings.

Colorado Rockies’ Alan Trejo celebrates with his teammates after the game against the Nationals

TIGER 5, GIANT 1

Tarik Skubal scored nine goals for his first win in over a year, and Detroit handed San Francisco their worst straight loss of the season.

Skubal (1-1) kept the Giants scoreless with two hits in five innings, in a game stemming from an April 16 postponement. His last win came on July 21 of last season against Oakland. In August he had to undergo flexor tendon surgery.

Zack Short hit a two-run homer and Kerry Carpenter also hit two runs for Detroit.

Ross Stripling (0-4) gave up three runs and ten hits in more than six innings.

Tigers’ Riley Greene hits the relay throw to San Francisco catcher Patrick Bailey and scores

ASTROS 10, RANGERS 9

Chas McCormick hit the home run with six RBIs, a career-high, before a crucial RBI single from Yainer Díaz with a ninth-round out gave the Houston Astros a 10-9 win over the Texas Rangers.

The win puts Houston within two games of the Rangers, who lead the AL West.

Rookie Alex Speas (0-2) ran Kyle Tucker early in the ninth before McCormick got away with an out. Díaz then put his single into right field and Tucker slipped in just before the change to spark Houston’s cheers.

The piece has been checked and confirmed. Ryan Pressly (3-2) secured victory with a scoreless ninth place.

The Astros’ Kyle Tucker (right) scores the winning goal past Texas Rangers catcher Jonah Heim (left).

PIRATES 8, PADRES 4

Carlos Santana hit two double homers and the Pittsburgh Pirates hit four downs in Monday night’s 8-4 win over the San Diego Padres.

Liover Peguero also hit a two-run home run and Jack Suwinksi added a solo shot as the Pirates Padres starters hit Yu Darvish four times.

San Diego’s Ha-Seong Kim hit two homers in the loss.

Kim scored the first in the first inning with a 387-foot shot to left center and gave the Padres a 1-0 early lead.

In the third inning, Suwinksi leveled the game with a solo shot and Santana hit a full count home run, scoring Andrew McCutchen, who hit with a single and stole the second, giving the Pirates a 3-1 lead.

Peguero hit his first career two-run homer early in the fourth inning. Peguero’s shot across the left field line gave Pittsburgh a 5-1 lead and caught Jared Triolo, who had reached for a base hit to the left.

Pittsburgh Pirates players celebrate after the Pirates defeated the San Diego Padres 8-4

CARDINALS 10, DIAMONDBACKS 6

Paul Goldschmidt hit a two-run home run and then a single to the tie against his former team in the ninth inning to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 10-6 win over the ailing Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday night.

It was a back-and-forth game, with the Cardinals leading 5-2 after five innings only to watch the Diamondbacks go 6-5 into the ninth inning. But St. Louis rallied against closer Andrew Chafin and slammed the bases with an out.

Then Goldschmidt sent a full-count pitch into left field for a single that led to the 6-all. Chafin (2-3) defeated Nolan Arenado for the second time but then let in Lars Nootbaar who forced Willson Contreras to lead 7-6.

Tyler O’Neill followed with a decisive blow, hitting a three-run double against Kevin Ginkel that made it 10-6.

St. Louis ended a three-game losing streak and improved to 7-4 since the All-Star break.

Arizona has lost five straight games, continuing its ongoing slide. The D-backs stand at 5-13 in July, which could change the team’s approach to the fast-approaching August 1 trading deadline.