Votto went 2-for-4 and hit his 23rd home run of the season Saturday against the Pirates.

EDGE Analysis

Votto took Pittsburgh reliever Nick Mears deep for a solo homer in the eighth inning to round out the scoring at 11-3. He also picked up an RBI on a sacrifice fly back in the third. Votto has cooled off from the torrid pace he set during the back half of July, hitting just .222 over his past seven games, but he's still gone yard three times during that stretch.