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Votto misses pair of bases-loaded chances
- Updated: May 21, 2016
CINCINNATI – The Reds put together two rallies on Saturday against Felix Hernandez and the Mariners during a 4-0 loss. It’s rarely a good sign when both were started by starting pitcher John Lamb with two outs.
Both proved to be fortuitous catalysts for Cincinnati to load the bases, each time for the struggling Joey Votto.
“When I’m standing on third base, I definitely knew we had something going there,” Lamb said. “As a pitcher, like anyone in our dugout wearing red, we’re hopeful that something happens good for ourselves.”
Neither panned out, though, as Votto came up empty both times vs. Hernandez during his 0-for-4 afternoon. Every other inning, the Reds went down in order.
“It wasn’t planned, but after the bases were loaded, I was just trying to make good pitches and calm myself and get out of it,” said Hernandez, the Seattle ace who completed six innings for the victory.
In the third inning with two outs, Lamb notched the Reds’ first hit of the game with a high chopper that Hernandez and catcher Chris Ianetta could not field for an infield single. Following a single by Billy Hamilton and a walk by Tyler Holt, Votto came to the …
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