Cincinnati Reds' Joey Votto (19) tosses his helmet after striking out in the seventh inning against the Houston Astros in a baseball game Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009 in Houston. The Astros won 3-2. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 months ago

Cincinnati Reds' Joey Votto (19) tosses his helmet after striking out in the seventh inning against the Houston Astros in a baseball game Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009 in Houston. The Astros won 3-2.

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  1. Cincinnati Reds' Brandon Phillips, right, is congratulated by manager Dusty Baker, left, after the Reds defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-0 in a baseball game, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009, in Cincinnati.
  2. Cincinnati Reds Scott Rolen, left, slides safely into third past Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman Andy LaRouche, right, for a RBI-triple in the fifth inning during a baseball game, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009, in Cincinnati. The Reds won 6-0.
  3. Cincinnati Reds' Brandon Phillips, right, watches his RBI-double off Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Donnie Veal in the fifth inning during a baseball game, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009, in Cincinnati. Pirates catcher Robinson Diaz, left, looks on. The Reds won 6-0.
  4. Cincinnati Reds third base coach Mark Berry drops to the ground while dodging a line drive foul ball from Reds' batter Brandon Phillips in the third inning during a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates game, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009, in Cincinnati.
  5. Cincinnati Reds' Brandon Phillips, left, runs after a sacrifice ground ball off Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Steven Jackson scoring Drew Stubbs, right, in the third inning during a baseball game, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009, in Cincinnati.
  6. Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Jeff Karstens throws against the Cincinnati Reds in the first inning during a baseball game, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009, in Cincinnati.
  7. Houston Astros' Aaron Boone walks back to the dugout after grounding out to first in the Astros' 4-0 loss to the New York Mets at Citi Field in New York, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009.
  8. Houston Astros' Aaron Boone trots past first after grounding out in the seventh inning of a 4-0 loss to the New York Mets at Citi Field in New York, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009.
  9. Houston Astros Miguel Tejada reacts after lining out to right in the sixth inning of a 4-0 loss to the New York Mets at Citi Field in New York, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009.
  10. Houston Astros Miguel Tejada reacts after flying out to right in the sixth inning of a 4-0 loss to the New York Mets at Citi Field in New York, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009.
  11. Houston Astros' Miguel Tejada watches his sixth-inning line-out to right field in a 4-0 loss to the New York Mets at Citi Field in New York, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009.
  12. Houston Astros Kazuo Matsui grounds out to New York second baseman Luis Castillo in the sixth inning at Citi Field in New York, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009. The Mets won 4-0.
  13. Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Ramon Vazquez fields a ground ball hit by Cincinnati Reds' Joey Votto for an out in the third inning of a baseball game, Friday, Oct. 2, 2009, in Cincinnati.
  14. Cincinnati Reds' Joey Votto (19) rounds the bases after hitting a home run off St. Louis Cardinals starter Joel Pineiro in the third inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009, in Cincinnati.
  15. Cincinnati Reds' Joey Votto (19) tosses his helmet after striking out in the seventh inning against the Houston Astros in a baseball game Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009 in Houston. The Astros won 3-2.
  16. Cincinnati Reds' Joey Votto (19) welcomes teammate Brandon Phillips (4) at home plate in the third inning against the Houston Astros in a baseball game Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009, in Houston. Phillips scored from second base on a bases-loaded Juan Francisco two-run double.

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