It took five pitches for the Braves to make Votto eat his words.
Yahoo Sports · October 2, 2026
And it went particularly badly for NBC broadcaster and Cincinnati Reds great Joey Votto in one moment.
Votto helped call the game as an "Inside the Pitch" analyst, a field-level role in which he offered analysis sporadically throughout the game. He popped up in the fourth inning to praise the form of Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler, who to that point had gotten four out of five batters out while his team trailed 3-0.
"As good as Zack Wheeler looks — this game as in play as it gets — I do not see the Braves scoring any more runs the rest of the way."
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