By BERNIE WILSON
Associated Press
SAN DIEGO — Rookie Joey Votto hit his 10th homer, a three-run shot, and finished with four RBIs to lead the Cincinnati Reds to a 7-2 win over the San Diego Padres on Saturday night.
It was the second straight win for the Reds and bench coach Chris Speier, who was filling in for manager Dusty Baker. Baker finished serving his two-game suspension for bumping umpire Eric Cooper after he was ejected in the series opener on Thursday night.
Other than allowing Paul McAnulty's two-run triple in the fourth, Bronson Arroyo (3-4) held the last-place Padres in check as they tumbled to their 14th loss in 20 games. He struck out nine in 6 1-3 innings, allowing two runs and seven hits. He walked one.
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