Joey Votto discusses his first home run since May 13 in the Reds' 9-5 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday, plus the bird that was standing near home plate in his at-bat. The Enquirer/Bobby Nightengale
The fans sitting beyond the left-field wall frantically waved their fingers to signal a home run. The Great American Ball Park fireworks operator thought it was a homer, too.
Eugenio Suarez drilled a line drive that bounced a few inches beyond the yellow line at the top of the left-field fence. He had a look of surprise at second base when the umpires declared the ball was still in play.