Late surge lifts Reds past Rays, snaps 9-game losing streak

ST. PETERSBURG, FL - JUNE 19: Pitcher Michael Lorenzen #21 of the Cincinnati Reds tags out Tim Beckham #1 of the Tampa Bay Rays after Beckham grounded out to Lorenzen during the seventh inning of a game on June 19, 2017 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Brian Blanco/Getty Images)

ST. PETERSBURG, FL - JUNE 19: Pitcher Michael Lorenzen #21 of the Cincinnati Reds tags out Tim Beckham #1 of the Tampa Bay Rays after Beckham grounded out to Lorenzen during the seventh inning of a game on June 19, 2017 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Brian Blanco/Getty Images)
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By Associated Press
June 20, 2017
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Scott Schebler and Scooter Gennett homered and Joey Votto snapped an eighth-inning tie with an RBI single, helping the Cincinnati Reds end a season-high, nine-game losing streak with a 7-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night.

Schebler led off the fifth inning with his 19th homer, tying Votto for the team lead. Gennett went deep for the second consecutive day, his first homers since hitting four in a game against St. Louis on June 6, to make it 3-0 in the sixth.

Votto's RBI single off Jose Alvarado (0-2) put the Reds in front for good after Tampa Bay rallied to tie the game on Steven Souza Jr.'s solo homer off Scott Feldman and Daniel Robertson's two-run shot off reliever Michael Lorenzen (4-2).

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