Brady Singer Charged With 4 More Earned Runs After Elly De La Cruz Error Reversal

A notable official scoring change has altered the box score from the Reds’ July 29 game against the Guardians.

MLB’s official scoring committee has changed Steven Kwan’s fifth-inning play from an error by Elly De La Cruz to an infield single. That one decision has a significant ripple effect: all four Cleveland runs in the inning are now charged as earned runs to Brady Singer instead of unearned.

The original ruling credited De La Cruz with an error, which meant everything that followed in the inning was scored as unearned. Now, with Kwan reaching via a hit, the inning is treated as if it began with a clean baserunner, making every run that scored count against Singer’s ERA.

According to @ScoringChanges, the committee likely determined that De La Cruz was playing deep enough on the infield grass that making the play on Kwan would have required more than ordinary effort, which is often a key factor in distinguishing a hit from an error. However, the account also noted they believe De La Cruz still should have made the play.

It’s a reminder of how much impact one scoring decision can have. A single judgment call doesn’t just affect Elly De La Cruz’s fielding statistics—it also changes Brady Singer’s season ERA and official pitching line weeks after the game was played.