On Saturday night Joey Votto played his first game in the field while on his rehab stint in Triple-A Louisville. He also had three hits, falling just a home run short of hitting for the cycle. Prior to the game on Sunday in St. Louis Cincinnati Reds manager David Bell noted that it would be a possibility that Votto could return to the lineup on Tuesday when the team returns home from their road trip.
“They said it (thumb) was a little bit sore, but manageable,” said David Bell on Sunday afternoon.I think starting to sense that he’s ready to come back.