Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto went 1-for-3 with a solo homer and a walk in a 4-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday. Votto took St. Louis starter Jon Lester deep in the fourth inning to tie the game at 2-2. The homer was Votto's 30th of the season, the third time in his career he has reached that milestone and the first time since 2017. Overall, Votto is hitting .269 with 62 runs, 87 RBI, and a steal over 394 at-bats. He has homered in two straight games as he looks to heat up after a slow start to the month of September.

Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto went 1-for-4 with a solo homer in a 4-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday. Votto took Chicago starter Alec Mills deep in the fourth inning to give the Reds their only run of the contest. That was Votto's first homer since August 20 as he has cooled off of late. Over his past 15 games, Votto is hitting just .178 with five RBI. Overall, the veteran is slashing .269/.368/.547 with 29 homers, 61 runs, 86 RBI, and a steal over 391 at-bats.

Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto continued his second-half power surge in a 5-3 win over the Miami Marlins on Friday. Votto went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and a walk in the win, launching his two-run shot as part of a three-run fifth inning to help power the Reds over Miami. Votto has been hitting homers in bunches of late, having hit six over his past 15 games and 17 over the last 30 contests. Overall, Votto has a .282 average, 28 homers, 51 runs, 81 RBI, and a steal over 341 at-bats this season.

Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto went 1-for-4 with a three-run homer in a 6-1 win over the Miami Marlins on Thursday. Votto broke open the game with his three-run shot in the fourth inning, giving the Reds a lead that they would not relinquish. The veteran infielder is enjoying a bounce-back season, hitting .281 with 27 homers, 50 runs, 79 RBI, and a steal over 338 at-bats this year. Votto has been on a ridiculous power surge of late, blasting 16 homers over his past 30 games played. He needs to remain locked into fantasy lineups going forward.

Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto went 1-for-4 with a three-run homer in a 6-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday. Votto lifted a fourth-inning offering from Philadelphia starter Zack Wheeler for his 26th homer of the season. The veteran infielder has been red-hot at the plate of late, hitting .333 with 15 homers, 23 runs, and 36 RBI over his past 30 games. Overall, he's hitting .285 with 48 runs, 75 RBI, and one steal over 316 at-bats. Votto's hot stretch has re-established him as one of the better fantasy first basemen in the National League and an everyday starter in most formats.

Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto went 4-for-5 with two homers, four RBI, and a walk in an 8-6 loss to the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday. Votto hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning and tied the game up at 5-5 with another two-run shot in the top of the ninth. The veteran infielder has been red-hot at the plate of late, hitting .362 with 11 homers, 15 runs, and 24 RBI over his last 15 games. Overall, the resurgent Votto is hitting .285 with 25 homers, 47 runs, 72 RBI, and a steal over 309 at-bats as he's on pace for his best season since 2017.

Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto kept up his recent power surge in an 11-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday. Votto went 2-for-4 with a homer and two RBI in the blowout win. The veteran first baseman has been on fire at the plate of late. Last week, he wrapped up a stretch where he hit a homer in seven straight games and he has now homered in two of his past three contests. Overall, Votto is hitting .273 with 23 homers, 44 runs, 66 RBI, and a steal over 293 at-bats. He has a .321 average and 24 RBI over his past 15 games.

Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto had a streak of seven consecutive games with a homer snapped last week. He will look to start a new streak after he went 1-for-4 with a three-run homer in a 7-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday. Votto connected with a second-inning pitch from Wil Crowe on Thursday to give the Reds a 7-0 lead. The veteran first baseman has been productive in the power department this season, slashing .273/.367/.556 with 22 homers, 42 runs, 64 RBI, and a steal over 286 at-bats. Votto is hitting .368 with 11 homers and 24 RBI over his past 15 games, making him a must-start in most fantasy leagues going forward.

Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto is not in the lineup for the series finale against the New York Mets Sunday. The day off is extremely frustrating for fantasy managers, as the white-hot Votto has hit nine homers over his past eight games and has a built-in day off tomorrow as the Reds travel to Minnesota. The six-time All-Star finished the month of July with 11 homers, 25 RBI, 18 runs, and a .319/.440/.734 line over 94 at-bats. On the season, the 37-year-old has 21 homers, 59 RBI, 40 runs, and a .276/.371/.556 line through 318 at-bats. Infielder Max Schrock replaces Votto at first and is batting fifth against New York Mets starting pitcher Marcus Stroman. Stroman has been especially tough on lefties this season, dampening Schrock's value in DFS today.

Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto continued his impressive power surge in a 6-2 win over the New York Mets on Friday. Votto went 1-for-4 with a solo homer and a walk. The veteran first baseman has now homered in seven straight games, making him just the eighth player in MLB history to accomplish such a feat. Votto has nine homers and 15 RBI over his past seven games, while posting a .385 average over that same span. Overall, he's slashing .278/.374/.563 with 21 homers, 40 runs, 59 RBI, and a steal. Votto needs to stay locked into fantasy lineups while he's red-hot at the plate.

NEW YORK (AP) — Joey Votto homered for the seventh straight game, one shy of a major league record, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the New York Mets 6-2 on Friday night. Jonathan India went deep twice for the Reds, including a leadoff shot that came on Carlos Carrasco’s first pitch with the Mets. Acquired from Cleveland in January, the veteran right-hander finally made his New York debut after recovering from a hamstring injury. It was an up-and-down day for the Mets, who made a big deal to get Javier Báez from the Chicago Cubs before baseball’s trade deadline — and then revealed injured ace Jacob deGrom will be shut down for two more weeks because of inflammation in his pitching elbow, making it unlikely he’ll rejoin the NL East leaders before September. Báez was acquired from the Cubs along with right-hander Trevor Williams for outfield prospect Pete Crow-Armstrong, the Mets’ first-round pick in the 2020 amateur draft. Báez is expected to join the Mets on Saturday and will play shortstop... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — Joey Votto homered for the seventh straight game, one shy of a major league record, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the New York Mets 6-2 on Friday night. Jonathan India went deep twice for the Reds, including a leadoff shot that came on Carlos Carrasco’s first pitch with the Mets. Acquired from Cleveland in January, the veteran right-hander finally made his New York debut after recovering from a hamstring injury. It was an up-and-down day for the Mets, who made a big deal to get Javier Báez from the Chicago Cubs before baseball’s trade deadline — and then revealed injured ace Jacob deGrom will be shut down for two more weeks because of inflammation in his pitching elbow, making it unlikely he’ll rejoin the NL East leaders before September. Báez was acquired from the Cubs along with right-hander Trevor Williams for outfield prospect Pete Crow-Armstrong, the Mets’ first-round pick in the 2020 amateur draft. Báez is expected to join the Mets on Saturday and will play shortstop... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — Joey Votto homered for the seventh straight game, one shy of a major league record, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the New York Mets 6-2 on Friday night. Jonathan India went deep twice for the Reds, including a leadoff shot that came on Carlos Carrasco’s first pitch with the Mets. Acquired from Cleveland in January, the veteran right-hander finally made his New York debut after recovering from a hamstring injury. It was an up-and-down day for the Mets, who made a big deal to get Javier Báez from the Chicago Cubs before baseball’s trade deadline — and then revealed injured ace Jacob deGrom will be shut down for two more weeks because of inflammation in his pitching elbow, making it unlikely he’ll rejoin the NL East leaders before September. Báez was acquired from the Cubs along with right-hander Trevor Williams for outfield prospect Pete Crow-Armstrong, the Mets’ first-round pick in the 2020 amateur draft. Báez is expected to join the Mets on Saturday and will play shortstop... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — Joey Votto homered for the seventh straight game, one shy of a major league record, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the New York Mets 6-2 on Friday night. Jonathan India went deep twice for the Reds, including a leadoff shot that came on Carlos Carrasco’s first pitch with the Mets. Acquired from Cleveland in January, the veteran right-hander finally made his New York debut after recovering from a hamstring injury. It was an up-and-down day for the Mets, who made a big deal to get Javier Báez from the Chicago Cubs before baseball’s trade deadline — and then revealed injured ace Jacob deGrom will be shut down for two more weeks because of inflammation in his pitching elbow, making it unlikely he’ll rejoin the NL East leaders before September. Báez was acquired from the Cubs along with right-hander Trevor Williams for outfield prospect Pete Crow-Armstrong, the Mets’ first-round pick in the 2020 amateur draft. Báez is expected to join the Mets on Saturday and will play shortstop... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — Joey Votto homered for the seventh straight game, one shy of a major league record, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the New York Mets 6-2 on Friday night. Jonathan India went deep twice for the Reds, including a leadoff shot that came on Carlos Carrasco’s first pitch with the Mets. Acquired from Cleveland in January, the veteran right-hander finally made his New York debut after recovering from a hamstring injury. It was an up-and-down day for the Mets, who made a big deal to get Javier Báez from the Chicago Cubs before baseball’s trade deadline — and then revealed injured ace Jacob deGrom will be shut down for two more weeks because of inflammation in his pitching elbow, making it unlikely he’ll rejoin the NL East leaders before September. Báez was acquired from the Cubs along with right-hander Trevor Williams for outfield prospect Pete Crow-Armstrong, the Mets’ first-round pick in the 2020 amateur draft. Báez is expected to join the Mets on Saturday and will play shortstop... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — Joey Votto homered for the seventh straight game, one shy of a major league record, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the New York Mets 6-2 on Friday night. Jonathan India went deep twice for the Reds, including a leadoff shot that came on Carlos Carrasco’s first pitch with the Mets. Acquired from Cleveland in January, the veteran right-hander finally made his New York debut after recovering from a hamstring injury. It was an up-and-down day for the Mets, who made a big deal to get Javier Báez from the Chicago Cubs before baseball’s trade deadline — and then revealed injured ace Jacob deGrom will be shut down for two more weeks because of inflammation in his pitching elbow, making it unlikely he’ll rejoin the NL East leaders before September. Báez was acquired from the Cubs along with right-hander Trevor Williams for outfield prospect Pete Crow-Armstrong, the Mets’ first-round pick in the 2020 amateur draft. Báez is expected to join the Mets on Saturday and will play shortstop... [More]

A look at what’s happening around the majors Saturday: ___ EIGHT IS ENOUGH Joey Votto has homered in seven straight games and the Cincinnati Reds star can match a major league record by going deep against the New York Mets. Votto connected for a solo shot to center field off Mets reliever Drew Smith during Cincinnati's 6-2 victory Friday night at Citi Field. The six-time All-Star and 2010 NL MVP became the eighth player to homer in at least seven straight games and first since Kendrys Morales did it for the Toronto Blue Jays in August 2018. Dale Long (1956), Don Mattingly (1987) and Ken Griffey Jr. (1993) are the only players to go deep in eight consecutive games. Votto has nine homers and 15 RBIs during his streak, which began last Saturday and includes just one hit that wasn’t a home run — an infield single against the Chicago Cubs on Thursday. ___ REVISED ROSTERS Plenty of big-name players are in different uniforms this weekend after a whirlwind of activity before MLB's trade deadline... [More]

A look at what’s happening around the majors today: ___ CLOCK IS TICKING Ace Max Scherzer and star shortstop Trea Turner could be moving from the Washington Nationals to the Los Angeles Dodgers as the 4 p.m. EDT trade deadline approaches. The Dodgers and Nationals were close to deal late Thursday night after a day full of trades. Washington sent slugger Kyle Schwarber to Boston, closer Brad Hand to Toronto and reliever Daniel Hudson to San Diego. The New York Yankees acquired Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo after completing another trade to get All-Star slugger Joey Gallo from the Texas Rangers. Already with an eight-game lead over Cleveland in the AL Central, the Chicago White Sox acquired second baseman Cesar Hernandez from the Indians, and then got reliever Ryan Tepera from the Cubs. Left-hander Danny Duffy went from Kansas City to the Dodgers. Seattle got right-hander Diego Castillo from Tampa Bay Rays, and he likely will take over the closer role vacated when the Mariners... [More]

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Luis Patiño outpitched Gerrit Cole, Brett Phillips hit a grand slam during a 10-run sixth inning, and the Tampa Bay Rays avoided a three-game sweep by routing the New York Yankees 14-0 on Thursday. Patiño (2-2) allowed three hits in six innings. The 21-year-old right-hander, acquired in the trade that sent Blake Snell to San Diego last December, struck out eight and walked two. Cole (10-6) gave up a season-high eight runs — seven earned — on six hits over 5 1/3 innings and saw his ERA jump from 2.74 to 3.11. He had 10 strikeouts and two walks. Austin Meadows homered twice and drove in five runs for the Rays. Louis Head and Ryan Sherriff completed a four-hitter. All nine batters in the Rays’ lineup reached base in the sixth. It was the biggest scoring inning by Tampa Bay since a 10-run fifth at Miami on June 5, 2008. NATIONALS 3, PHILLIES 1, GAME 1 PHILLIES 11, NATIONALS 8, 8 INNINGS, GAME 2 PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Max Scherzer delivered a signature performance in... [More]

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Luis Patiño outpitched Gerrit Cole, Brett Phillips hit a grand slam during a 10-run sixth inning, and the Tampa Bay Rays avoided a three-game sweep by routing the New York Yankees 14-0 on Thursday. Patiño (2-2) allowed three hits in six innings. The 21-year-old right-hander, acquired in the trade that sent Blake Snell to San Diego last December, struck out eight and walked two. Cole (10-6) gave up a season-high eight runs — seven earned — on six hits over 5 1/3 innings and saw his ERA jump from 2.74 to 3.11. He had 10 strikeouts and two walks. Austin Meadows homered twice and drove in five runs for the Rays. Louis Head and Ryan Sherriff completed a four-hitter. All nine batters in the Rays’ lineup reached base in the sixth. It was the biggest scoring inning by Tampa Bay since a 10-run fifth at Miami on June 5, 2008. NATIONALS 3, PHILLIES 1, GAME 1 PHILLIES 11, NATIONALS 8, 8 INNINGS, GAME 2 PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Max Scherzer delivered a signature performance in... [More]