After sitting on the bench for three games, Joey Votto was back in the leadoff spot in the Cincinnati Reds’ lineup for Game 1 of Saturday’s doubleheader.
“The three days, that’s in the past,” manager David Bell said. “The way I look at it, that happened for a reason. I made that decision for a reason. It was beneficial no matter what happens. At this point, we’re just doing whatever we can to win games. Like we talked about it, it’s really just one day at a time at this point and there’s no doubt it was beneficial.