Reds take another early lead, lose another game to Toronto

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Joey Votto waited patiently on a Mike Bolsinger curveball in the game’s opening inning, and knocked the crud out of it for a 2-run homer over the CF wall. It proved to be the biggest hit of the day for the Cincinnati Reds in yet another game in which they took an early lead only to watch it fade away late.

It was the second homer in as many days for Votto, his 14th overall this season, his pair of ribbies brings him into a tie for 5th in all MLB with 42 on the season, and his walk was his MLB-best 39th of the year. In other words, while the pitching has continued to be a major disappointment, Cincinnati’s 1B…