Votto blasts 3-run homer, Reds rebound to beat Marlins 6-1

Published August 19, 2021 7:07 PM

By MITCH STACY
AP Sports Writer

CINCINNATI (AP) — Joey Votto slammed a three-run homer, Luis Castillo pitched seven innings of one-run ball and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Miami Marlins 6-1. Votto’s 428-foot shot into the seats in right-center highlighted a four-run Reds fourth inning after Miami right-hander Nick Neidert had faced the minimum in the first three frames. Cincinnati rebounded after dropping two and a row and the series to the depleted Chicago Cubs. Castillo, averaging 97 mph on his four-seam fastball and sinker, allowed eight hits and struck out seven.

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