Bird gets front-row seat to grand slam by Reds’ Votto

A bird was the word for the Cincinnati Reds in the third inning Tuesday at Great American Ball Park.

With the bases loaded and no outs, Joey Votto came to the plate only to be distracted by a black bird watching him hit from steps in front of home plate. He took two steps toward the pitcher’s mound to shoo it away, and it moved behind the mound. Two pitches later, Votto hit a grand slam to give the Reds a 4-0 lead against the Detroit Tigers.