Joe Nuxhall Memorial Honorary Star of the Game
I entertained the thought of giving this to Kevin Shackelford, who threw two innings of one-hit shutout baseball in garbage time in this Reds blowout loss. But really, this was Votto’s to lose. He worked a full count against Adam Wainwright in the first inning before clubbing a 3-run homer, his second in as many days and 29th of the season. He went to the plate just once more before getting pulled for some rest, finishing 1-for-1 with that 3-run homer and a walk. His hit streak is now 11 games coming off that post-break slump, with his line over that span standing at a blistering .