MLB: Cincinnati 5, Pittsburgh 4 (10 inn.)

CINCINNATI, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Joey Votto smacked a game-winning, 10th-inning home run Saturday, handing the Cincinnati Reds a 5-4 victory over Pittsburgh.

Cincinnati forced extra frames when Chris Heisey hit an RBI double in the ninth. That key hit came after the Reds had coughed up a 3-0 lead of their own in the eighth.

Votto's first career walk-off blast, his 33rd homer of the year, came off Justin Thomas (0-1) and made a winner of Francisco Cordero (6-4), who tossed a scoreless top of the 10th.

Cincinnati extended its lead in the National League Central over second-place St. Louis to seven games.

Neil Walker drove in a pair of runs and Jose Tabata added an RBI for the Pirates.