MLB’s past, future displayed in Votto’s game

The Cubs held Joey Votto to a first-inning single on Wednesday night, ending the Reds’ sluggers’ streak of reaching base at least twice in a game at 20, one short of the record Williams set in 1948. But at age 33, with his status as one of the best (and smartest) hitters of his generation secure, time remains on Votto’s side