Elly De La Cruz injury explains why Reds signed former Brewers rival

The Cincinnati Reds signed veteran infielder Orlando Arcia to a minor-league deal and assigned him to Triple-A Louisville, likely as insurance following shortstop Elly De La Cruz's left quad strain. De La Cruz was removed from Sunday's game and suffered a small strain, though he and manager Terry Francona say he can play through it and has since started as the team's DH. Arcia, who spent six seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers, most recently played 19 games for the Minnesota Twins this season, batting .271 with a .654 OPS. The Reds already have Matt McLain, Edwin Arroyo, and Juan Brito available to cover infield duties if De La Cruz's injury worsens.

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