Votto went 3-for-4 with a walk, RBI and run Monday in the Reds' 14-5 win over the Cubs.

EDGE Analysis

After concluding the weekend series in Philadelphia with a pair of hitless games, Votto resumed his second-half surge in the Reds' blowout win in the series opener versus Chicago. Votto's second base knock of the night in the bottom of the seventh -- and his first of two singles in the Reds' eight-run inning -- went down as the 2,000th hit of his career and allowed him to join Hall of Famer Johnny Bench as the only players in franchise history with 2,000 hits and 300 home runs in Cincinnati uniforms. The 37-year-old has enjoyed a remarkable renaissance since the All-Star break; he leads the majors with 15 second-half home runs and is batting .339 over the past month.

Votto went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Friday's 6-1 win over Philadelphia.

EDGE Analysis

While he's cooled off a bit from his historic power-hitting run in late July, the first baseman has still homered five times in his last 11 games. Votto opened the scoring Friday with his fourth-inning blast, giving him 26 on the year. Fifteen of those homers have come since the All-Star break. He sports a sturdy .285/.375/.585 slash line with 75 RBI, 48 runs scored and a stolen base through 365 plate appearances overall.

Votto went 4-for-5 with two home runs, four total runs, four RBI and a walk in Wednesday's extra-innings loss to Atlanta.

EDGE Analysis

After Atlanta jumped out to a 5-0 lead, Votto kicked off a comeback with a two-run shot to center field in the sixth inning. He completed the turnaround with a game-tying, two-run homer in the ninth to send the game into extra frames, but Atlanta ultimately pulled out the win on a walkoff three-run blast by Ozzie Albies. The disappointing outcome not withstanding, it was another big game for the veteran first baseman, who is slashing .352/.440/.868 with a league-leading 14 home runs and 32 RBI over 24 games since the All-Star break.

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.

Votto went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Thursday's 7-4 win over the Pirates.

EDGE Analysis

Votto slammed a three-run homer in the second inning off Wil Crowe, extending the early lead to seven runs. He has reached base safely in 27 of his last 28 games. during that stretch, he is batting .320 with 12 home runs and 30 RBI. On the season, the 37-year-old is slashing .273/.367/.556 with 22 long balls, 64 RBI and 42 runs in 330 plate appearances.

Votto is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets.

EDGE Analysis

Votto will receive a much-deserved breather after he saw a seven-game home-run streak come to an end in Saturday's 5-4 loss, when he finished 1-for-5 with a base hit. During the aforementioned seven-game power surge, Votto slugged nine home runs, nearly matching his total for the season (12) over 68 games prior to that. Max Schrock will cover first base in Sunday's series finale.

Votto went 1-for-4 with a walk and a solo home run in Friday's 6-2 win over the Mets.

EDGE Analysis

The veteran continues to mash, homering for the seventh straight game by taking Drew Smith deep in the sixth inning. Votto is now one game short of tying the major-league record held by three players -- a club most recently joined in 1993 by Ken Griffey Jr. On the season, Votto is slashing .278/.374/.563 with 21 home runs and 59 RBI through 75 contests.

Votto went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run and an additional run scored in Thursday's win over the Cubs.

EDGE Analysis

Votto's power surge over the last two weeks has been incredible and he went yard for a franchise-record sixth straight game Thursday, a span during which he's racked up eight homers and 14 RBI. The veteran first baseman is riding a seven-game hitting streak and has slashed .329/.453/.753 with 10 homers, 24 RBI, 17 runs scored and an 18:26 BB:K across 103 plate appearances this month.

Votto went 2-for-3 with a pair of home runs, three RBI and two walks in Wednesday's win over the Cubs.

EDGE Analysis

The veteran kicked off the scoring in the contest with a solo home run in the second inning and later slugged a two-run shot to center field in the ninth. The pair of long balls extended Votto's streak of games with at least one homer to five, tying a franchise record. Over that span, all seven of his hits have left the yard, accounting for 12 RBI. Votto's 19 homers are the most he has hit in a season since he slugged 36 long balls in 2017.

Votto went 2-for-4 with two solo home runs in Tuesday's 7-4 win over the Cubs.

EDGE Analysis

There's hot, and then there's whatever Joey Votto is right now. Over his last four games, the first baseman has five home runs and nine RBI. The 37-year-old is hitting .350 since the All-Star break and is enjoying his highest slugging percentage since 2017, the year in which he finished second in MVP voting.