Reds pound Royals to win 5th straight Cactus League game

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Joey Votto didn't exactly get off the brightest of starts to his 2017 Cactus League campaign, but he's begun to show some signs of offensive life of late. Admittedly, Votto isn't always out there to smash the first spring training meatball he sees, since he's much more interested in seeing as many pitches as possible during these practice games as possible to get himself ready for when they actually count come April.

Tuesday saw Votto in the lineup against lefty (and former teammate) Travis Wood, and he responded by doing what few lefty hitters in the game can do. Votto smoked an opposite field single…