SAN DIEGO — Rookie Raisel Iglesias pitched six strong innings and Joey Votto scored the go-ahead run on a balk by James Shields and later homered to lead the Cincinnati Reds to a 7-3 victory against the San Diego Padres on Wednesday.
Iglesias (3-4) retired 16 straight from the end of the first inning through the sixth to help the Reds avoid a three-game sweep. He allowed three runs and six hits while striking out eight and walking one. He had lost four of his previous five decisions.
Votto hit a two-run homer — his 20th — off Frank Garces with one out in the ninth.