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Votto to sit out after suspension is reduced

Joey Votto has had his suspension reduced to one game, and the Reds first baseman will serve it Friday night in Milwaukee.

Votto was initially suspended two games for what Major League Baseball termed as "inappropriate actions" after he was ejected by home-plate umpire Bill Welke on Sept. 9.

During the eighth inning of a 5-4 loss to Pittsburgh, Votto represented the go-ahead run as he batted with two men on and Cincinnati trailing by two runs. After he took a 1-1 pitch for a called strike by Welke, Votto asked for timeout and it was denied.