Elly De La Cruz has 19 home runs, 55 walks and 77 RBIs while hitting .275 for the Reds. Noelvi Marte is 15 for 41 with two doubles, a triple, two home runs and seven RBIs over the past 10 games.

Roberts has had one-on-one conversations with hitters rather than a full team meeting, trying to get a message across about ...