There wasn’t a whole lot to get excited about until the ninth inning, when Joey Votto (who else?) provided some fireworks. One night after getting hit by a ball on the chin and getting seven stitches, he crushed a two-run home run — his 29th of the season — off the batter’s eye in center field.
Ivan De Jesus Jr. reached base in all three plate appearances (two singles and a walk).
Jose Peraza hit a double in the bottom of the sixth inning and would later score on a groundout by Hernan Iribarren.
The Hurlers
Josh Smith gave as good an effort as you could expect in another spot start.