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Votto HRs, but Reds' 'pen falters vs. Braves

CINCINNATI -- Through six games as Reds interim manager, Jim Riggleman has shown he isn't afraid to pull a starting pitcher early and go for it with his bullpen. A quick hook of starter Brandon Finnegan would ultimately backfire on Wednesday, as Cincinnati fell in a 5-4 loss to the Braves on a ninth-inning double by Johan Camargo.

Finnegan had 77 pitches through five innings, allowing three runs (two earned). But after the Reds scored four runs in the bottom of the fifth to take a one-run lead, Riggleman pulled Finnegan in favor of Austin Brice.