Votto hits 3-run HR, Mahle sharp in return as Reds top Cards


              Cincinnati Reds' Hunter Strickland throws during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals in Cincinnati, Sunday, July 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Aaron Doster)
            
              Cincinnati Reds' Tommy Pham attempts to break his bat after striking out during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals in Cincinnati, Sunday, July 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Aaron Doster)
            
              St. Louis Cardinals' Paul Goldschmidt, left, controls the ball as Cincinnati Reds' Matt Reynolds grounds out during the sixth inning of a baseball game in Cincinnati, Sunday, July 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Aaron Doster)
            
              Cincinnati Reds' Michael Papierski, left, shakes hands with Hunter Strickland after the final out of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals in Cincinnati, Sunday, July 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Aaron Doster)
            
              St. Louis Cardinals' Paul Goldschmidt hits a solo home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds in Cincinnati, Sunday, July 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Aaron Doster)
            
              Cincinnati Reds' Tommy Pham watches an RBI sacrifice fly during the third inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals in Cincinnati, Sunday, July 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Aaron Doster)
            
              Cincinnati Reds' Tyler Mahle throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals in Cincinnati, Sunday, July 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Aaron Doster)
Votto hits 3-run HR, Mahle sharp in return as Reds top Cards