With the help of a premature walk to Joey Votto that went unnoticed on the field, the Cincinnati Reds rallied for six runs in the seventh inning on Sunday and beat the visiting Washington Nationals, 8-2.
Todd Frazier and Brandon Phillips each homered and drove in two runs as the Reds completed a three-game sweep. But it was a three-ball walk to Votto during the big rally that began to generate buzz after the game.
Apparently, none of the umpires and nobody on the field realized the count was 3-2 when Votto trotted to first base with one out.