A Joey Votto 3-run home run helped set the tone behind 7-innings of shutout baseball by Tyler Mahle as the Cincinnati Reds topped the Philadelphia Phillies to begin their 3-game series at Citizens Bank Park.
Cincinnati Reds (63-54)| 6 | 8 | 0 | Philadelphia Phillies (60-56) | 1 | 5 | 0 | W: Mahle (8-3) L: Wheeler (10-7) | The OffenseThere wasn’t much going in the first three innings for the Cincinnati Reds offense. | |||