Joey Votto has been on a dinger binge the likes of which not even he has seen in his Hall of Fame career. In fact, with his 3-run blast on Thursday in the series opener against the Pittsburgh Pirates, he matched Frank Robinson - yes, that Frank Robinson - as the first Cincinnati Reds basher to sock 10 dingers in a 10 game span since Frank did back in the 1962 season.
Votto’s 3-run blast was matched by one from Eugenio Suarez, while Jonathan India added a solo blast of his own, that providing the entirety of the offense on a day when it was good enough to get past the reeling Pirates.