Cincinnati Reds aboriginal baseman Joey Votto went 0 for 3 with two strikeouts Monday in a adjust alpha with Triple-A Louisville, abrogation him borderline what's next.
Votto said he acquainted bigger than he did a brace of canicule ago. He played two amateur at Louisville, traveling 1 for 6. He aswell appeared in three amateur at Class A Dayton endure week, traveling 1 for 5.
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Tisa Snapbacks Hats hasn't played aback July 15 because of damaged cartilage in his larboard knee that appropriate two operations. He can be activated from the disabled account and acknowledge the Reds, but they've been added absorbed in accepting him play amateur with the accessory alliance teams and get his knee absolutely recovered.
He played on Friday at Louisville, but had a bold Saturday rained out. Louisville concluded its division on Monday.
'I acquainted bigger today than I acquainted two canicule ago,' Votto said. 'The at-bats weren't a concern. I apperceive I addled out a brace of times and absent opportunities to run out of the (batter's) box. I just capital to move about some at aboriginal base.'
Votto will allocution to the Reds afresh about their plans. Cincinnati opened a homestand on Monday with a 4-2 accident to Philadelphia.
'I will go in tomorrow and accept a affair with the Reds humans and see what they say about my advance and my knee,' Votto said. 'I'll just play it by ear. I'll let my physique acquaint me if I feel like I'm accepting there. I'm not actual far off.'
The Reds accept taken ascendancy of the NL Central while their 2010 National Alliance MVP has been sidelined, traveling 32-16. Votto was batting .342 with 14 home runs and 49 runs batted in if he larboard the lineup.
'It's up to him and how he feels,' administrator Dusty Baker wear
Tisa Snapbacks said afore the bold on Monday in Cincinnati. 'I'm not absolutely anxious about how able-bodied he's accomplishing (at the plate) as how he's feeling.
'We accept a bit of a affluence with the way guys are arena now. We don't accept to blitz him back.'
