Reds score 7 runs in 9th inning to beat Indians

July 11 (UPI) -- Cincinnati Reds star first baseman Joey Votto plated the go-ahead runs in a 7-4 comeback win against the Cleveland Indians.

The Reds were looking at a 4-0 deficit entering the ninth inning Tuesday at Progressive Field in Cleveland. Scooter Gennett got on base to leadoff the inning by being hit by a pitch. Eugenio Suarez sent Gennett to second base with a single to third base. Jesse Winker struck out and Tucker Barnhart flew out, summoning Jose Peraza into the box.

The Reds pinch hitter knocked a single to first base, scoring Gennett. Adam Duvall then stepped in to pinch hit for Billy Hamilton. Duvall belted a 2-2 knuckle curve to center field for a double, plating Suarez and Peraza and cutting the deficit to 4-3.

Cody Allen then walked Scott Schebler and Dilson Herrera, loading the bases for Votto. Indians righty Dan Otero stepped in to face the six-time All-Star. Otero worked a full count against Votto before delivering his seventh offering of the exchange, a 90.7-mph fastball. Votto pumped the pitch on a line drive to right field for a double, clearing the bases and giving the Reds a 6-4 advantage.

The Reds ended the inning with Gennett drawing a walk before Suarez plated Votto to give his team a three-run advantage. Gennett was thrown out at third base on Suarez's RBI single to end the frame.

"With each and every win, with each and every comeback win, with a performance of the night from somebody different, I think our team gets more confident, and I think we get more excited about the present and the future," Votto told reporters.

"The Cleveland Indians are for real, but with every win, with every comeback, we feel like we're more for real."

Votto went 1-for-5 with three RBIs, a run scored and a strikeout in the win. Cleveland's Trevor Bauer allowed just three hits and walked four, while throwing 12 strikeouts in eight innings of work, but earned a no decision.