Reds Split DH Then Split Town Both Games One-Run

The Reds and Marlins played an accelerated three game series both teams claiming one-run victories.

Joey Votto was 5-for-8 in the double header with two home runs and four RBI.  He is now third in the National League with a .328 batting average, has 24 home runs and has 84 RBI, tied with Jay Bruce for sixth in the circuit.

He staked the Reds to a lead in the first game with a two-run home run.  He put the Reds up a run scoring single in the first inning of the second game and added to a 2-0 lead with a solo home run in the third that supplied the final margin.

Homer Bailey lasted seven innings and allowed only five hits, unfortunately for the righthander, three of those hits came in the fourth inning and two were for home runs.  Logan Morrison hit a solo shot.  Jose Lopez followed Mike Stanton's double with his fifth of the season.

The Reds tied the game but Jose Arredondo gave up Emilio Bonifacio's triple off the glove of Drew Stubbs in deep center.  Omar Infante singled Bonifacio home.  He scored when Greg Dobbs hit a double that put the Marlins ahead 6-3 going into the top of the ninth.

Drew Stubbs doubled high off the tarp in left field off Edward Mujica.  Todd Frazier hit his fifth home run.  The Reds were down a run with no outs.  One out later Yonder Alonzo walked but the Reds could not bring him around.  Steve Cishek gor Dave Sappelt to bounce out to the mound to end the game 6-5.

Votto singled home Phillips and Bruce doubled home Dave Sappelt.in the first inning of the night cap. The Reds had two runs in, runners on second and third with no outs.  Miguel Cairo topped a slow ground ball to Infante at second base.  Bruce expected Votto to score on first contact and took off for third.  Infante threw home to easily double off Votto while Bruce sprinted to third.  Votto closed out the Reds scoring with a home run again to left field for the game winner.

Bronson Arroyo picked up his eighth win.  Arroyo pitched eight shut out innings, allowing six hits.

Francisco Cordero finished the job but gave up two runs, one earned to pick up his ninth straight save, leaving the tying run stranded   It was the 28th of the season, the 318th of his career.  He is now tied with Rick Aguilera for 15th all-time and one short of Todd Jones for 14th on the list.