St. Louis left-hander Kwang Hyun Kim (2-0) pitched five innings of three-hit ball, extending his scoreless streak against the Reds to 11 innings over two starts. No Reds baserunner got past second base against him.

Kim’s main concern was staying warm and focused during the lengthy first.

“In a game like today, the first inning was very important,” he said. “In today’s game, you really need to focus. You just don’t know what can happen. During our offense, I played catch twice in the batting cage and after I pitched the first inning, what I thought was, since our offense got me a lot of runs, I shouldn’t walk anybody.”

Votto greeted Ryan Helsley with a leadoff home run in the sixth. Curt Casali added an RBI double in the ninth.

Archie Bradley and Brian Goodwin each made their debut for Cincinnati after they were acquired in a pair of trades on Monday. Bradley pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings, and Goodwin went 1 for 3.

Gray (5-2) had been one of baseball’s best pitchers so far this season, but he recorded just two outs in his worst start of the year. He permitted six runs and five hits, struck out one and walked three.

“There’s a reason all that stuff happens, and it’s solely on your shoulders and that is very uncomfortable and it’s a (bad) feeling,” Gray said.