1B/DH FA
Sat 9/7/13 5:29 PM

Joey Votto reached base in all five plate appearances in a 4-3, 10-inning win over the Dodgers on Saturday. He finished 2-for-2 with a double, three walks and a run scored. The Cincinnati Enquirer ran a story on its website Thursday in which Votto struggled to define the reasons for his recent struggles. Eventually, he concluded, "I feel really good at the plate. And I honestly I don't understand it. It doesn't make sense to me." Since that article went live, Votto has reached base in 11 of 14 plate appearances (.786 OBP), going 4-for-7 with seven walks in Cincinnati's three wins. Votto is slashing .305/.432/.498.