The Cincinnati Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 on Saturday night. Leading 2-1 with a man on first base and just one out, Pirates second baseman Nick Gonzales hit a ball 106.2 mph off the bat, but it went right into the glove of Elly De La Cruz,

Cincinnati Reds star Elly De La Cruz finds inspiration for his game from various places, including Golden State Warriors icon Stephen Curry.

With the Reds up 2-1, the Pirates got a man on first, and Nick Gonzales came up to bat with one out. On a 2-2 count, he absolutely mashed a liner— right at De La Cruz, playing deep at the shortstop position. Without wasting even a second, EDLC then rifled a one-hop throw to first for the force-out that ended the game.

"That is going to be interesting," Barry Larkin said during the broadcast. "Can they start to play with this (bat) hanging in the net?"

Noelvi Marte had three hits and an RBI and scored the eventual winning run to lead the Cincinnati Reds to a 2-1 victory over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday night.