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Rookie Joey Votto and Bronson Arroyo helped Chris Speier go undefeated through his two-game run as acting manager of the Cincinnati Reds.

Votto hit his 10th homer, a three-run shot, and finished with four RBIs to lead the Cincinnati Reds to a 7-2 win over the San Diego Padres on Saturday night.

Other than allowing Paul McAnulty’s two-run triple in the fourth, Arroyo (3-4) held the last-place Padres in check as they tumbled to their 14th loss in 20 games. He struck out nine in 6 1-3 innings, allowing two runs and seven hits, with just one walk.

It was the second straight win for the Reds and Speier, who was filling in for manager Dusty Baker. Baker finished serving his two-game suspension for bumping umpire Eric Cooper after he was ejected in the series opener on Thursday night.

“It’s been fun. The guys played hard,” Speier said. “Two W’s is two W’s.”

Brandon Phillips had a single, double, and triple. The Reds stranded 14 runners, including leaving the bases loaded twice.