Reds Rework Lineup Win On Votto Blast

The Reds tried something new in a 4-3 win.

Bryan Price tried to shake up the lineup to shake some runs out of Colorado's Jhoulys Chacin.

Joey Votto in the end made it work with a 437 foot home run off Boone Logan to leadoff the bottom of the ninth.It was his fifth of the season and came on a 3-0 pitch.  It was his fourth career walk-off home run.

Brayan Pena was moved to second in the batting order.   Votto dropped to fourth. It worked early then lost luster quickly but the Reds had Votto at the plate at the right time.

"It is really fun to watch guys have moments like this that they'll never forget,"  Price said.

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"The older I get and the more I play, the more I become one with the organization," Votto said. "All you care about is winning."

Skip Schumaker, who has batted leadoff since he has returned from a dislocated shoulder injury, doubled to leadoff against Chacin.  Pena moved him to third with a ground out to secondbase.  Brandon Phillips hit a sacrifice fly to center.

Todd Frazier's 485 foot blast to the Pilot House in straightaway centerfield, his sixth put the Reds up 2-0 after two innings.

Johnny Cueto, who has been the best pitcher in the National League so far, kept the hard-hitting Rockies off the scoreboard until the fourth inning.

Cueto is the first Major League pitcher to throw at least seven innings in each of his first eight games to start a season while allowing two runs or fewer.

He did it against a lineup that has 39 and 157 RBI.

"They have a good team but i have to do my job," Cueto said.  "I thank God that I am feeling well."

Troy Tulowittzki, who is at or near the top of the league in every offensive category hit his 10 home run of the season. Tulowitzki has reached base in 21 straight games.

D.J. LeMahieu singled to leadoff the fifth.  Chacin hit a chopper to second, advancing LeMahieu to second. Charlie Blackmon lined a single to center to tie the score.

Cueto retired the last 11 batters he faced.

Billy Hamilton has been out with jammed knuckles on his left hand for eight days. Hamilton doubled to the rightfield corner batting for Cueto leading off the bottom of the eighth.  Schumaker bunted Hamilton to third. Pena hit a fly to medium rightcenter.  Hamilton easily beat Blackmon's throw to give the Reds the lead.

The Rockies appealed to the thirdbase umpire, Chris Segal, claiming Hamilton left early but Segal signaled safe.

Jonathan Broxton gave up his first run of the season and it cost him his first blown save in six attempts. With one out Nolan Arenado, who had a 28-game hitting streak coming into the game, walked after nearly striking out on a checked swing.  Broxton got ahead of Justin Morneau, 1-2, but the firstbaseman doubled to deep leftcenter to the game with Arenado scoring easily.