Votto, Rolen homer as Reds beat Pirates 8-4
Published 7:20 pm Saturday, October 3, 2009
CINCINNATI — Joey Votto homered and drove in three runs and Scott Rolen homered and the Cincinnati Reds took advantage of Zach Duke’s control problems for an 8-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday night.
Johnny Cueto rebounded from a rough first inning for the win. Cueto (11-11) allowed five hits and four runs with four walks and six strikeouts in six innings.
Duke walked a season-high five, one short of his career high, while losing for the fifth time with just one win in his last seven starts. Duke (11-16) gave up six hits and five runs with two strikeouts in five innings.
