Last night was fun. Good, old fashioned fun at the ballpark. Dingers socked, an early deficit overcome thanks to a dingerrific rally, bullpen success, and a giant serving of one Joseph Daniel Votto.
Ol’ Joe Dan swatted a pair of homers to help lead the Cincinnati Reds past the Pittsburgh Pirates and keep the very, very slim playoff hopes alive around these parts. On Tuesday, we’ll be watching to see if he can do it once more.
Joey and the Reds will be up against Mitch Keller, who’ll start for Pittsburgh with a 4-11 record, 6.14 ERA, and 1.