A big 2-run double by Aristides Aquino in his return to the club, a rock-solid MLB debut from pitcher Graham Ashcraft, and a pair of electric innings out of reliever Alexis Diaz helped pace the Cincinnati Reds past the Toronto Blue Jays in the series finale on Sunday north of the border.
It was an 8th inning homer by Joey Votto, however, that turned the tide in the favor of the Reds for the first time in the series. His solo blast down the RF line was the first of the season, came in the town where he grew up, and hopefully will serve as something as the dropped-pin for him as he looks to continue his resurgence for the rest of the 2022 season after a brutal first month.