Votto's 3-run HR lifts Reds over Cubs (AP)

[ASFN Admin]

Joey Votto hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning to help Mike Leake and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 5-3 on Sunday. Votto connected on Ryan Dempster's first pitch after he was visited by manager Lou Piniella. The two-out drive was Votto's seventh of the season and handed the decision to Leake, who didn't allow a hit until the sixth and finished with seven solid...

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