With the Mets down to their final strike, Dominic Smith hit a tying single off Sean Doolittle in the ninth. “It’s been special and I’ve enjoyed it,” said the 37-year-old Votto, a six-time All-Star and the 2010 NL MVP. “I’ll probably never do it again.“The ball was hit so hard, Votto settled for a single that put runners at the corners with none out. Cincinnati Reds' Joey Votto blows a gum bubble in the ninth inning of the baseball game against the New York Mets, Saturday, July 31, 2021, in New York. Báez’s two-run homer in the sixth energized the Citi Field crowd of 26,477 and pulled New York within one.

Source: thestar August 01, 2021 03:29 UTC