An unusual scene unravelled on Wednesday night in the video game between the Washington Nationals and Cincinnati Reds as Nationals manager Davey Martinez had the umpires examine the bat manage of Reds star Elly De La Cruz.You can watch the scene in its totality here, but in this at-bat, De La Cruz was informed the manage on the knob of his bat couldn't be used.It took the broadcast team a while to find out what was going on as well as the umpires battled with it too, even phoning call to New york city to obtain a ruling. The knob handle was taken out of play however later on in the game, De La Cruz was permitted to use it - and afterwards homered. You can discover the little celebration listed below as well.For De La Cruz, that was his 4th crowning achievement of the period. At the time of this posting Reds Shorts, the Reds lead the Nationals, 6-1, in the top of the seventh inning. De La Cruz is 1-for-4 with the homer. He's currently striking.306 this period. Along with his efficiency, the Reds have gotten a residence run from Joey Votto, that is 3-for-4. If the Reds are able to hang on and win this video game, they'll relocate to 48-39 on the season. They entered play 1.0 video game ahead of the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Central.