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Cubs: Joe Maddon sees a lot of Joey Votto in Anthony Rizzo

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Tony Andracki

When asked about Anthony Rizzo's latest hot streak, Cubs manager Joe Maddon didn't want to roll out the usual superlatives.

Instead, he paid the Cubs first baseman an even higher compliment, comparing Rizzo to Reds star Joey Votto.

Rizzo has been on fire lately, reaching base 28 times in his last 52 plate appearances, posting a .415/.538/.634 slash line in his last 11 games. He's been even better the past five games, reaching safely on 15 of 24 plate appearances. It helps that he's been hit by a pitch a league-leading six times.