It wasn't just the long ball that got the job done, however. The Tigers' Ian Kinsler and the Padres' Wil Myers both stepped up with game-winning singles after their clubs came from behind to tie.
The five walk-off hits on the day were a season high. The previous top mark was three, including two homers, set last Wednesday. It was the first time there were five walk-off hits in one day in the Majors since Aug. 16, 2011
In Cincinnati's case, the walk-off turned a rough night into a happy one. The club's bullpen problems had continued, as a 6-1 lead after seven frames turned into a 6-6 tie in the ninth, before Votto came to the rescue. With one out and nobody on base, he got ahead 2-0 against St. Louis left-hander Kevin Siegrist before launching a fastball over Great American Ball Park's left-center-field wall for his fifth career walk-off homer in the Reds' 7-6 win
"I got into a good count and stood behind the ball and made a good move on it, and I ended up finishing the game," Votto said. "For every one of those, there's 50 misses. I'm glad I didn't miss that one."
Votto's walk-off solo homer
STL@CIN: Votto sends them home with a walk-off homer
Joey Votto belts a moonshot to center field for a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 9th inning, giving the Reds a 7-6 win
The Twins also sent the fans at Target Field home happy, thanks to Dozier. Facing Marlins righty Dustin McGowan with two outs and a runner on second in a 4-4 tie, the second baseman worked the count full before lining a hanging slider over the left-field wall for his third career walk-off homer in the 6-4 win..
It also was only the second Twins walk-off homer in the Target Field era to come in the 11th inning or later, joining a Trevor Plouffe blast from last April 17.
"It felt good," Dozier said. "McGowan threw me a lot of breaking balls. I only saw one fastball. So on 3-2, I was thinking he was going to throw me a breaking ball. If he blew it by me, he blew it by me. But it kind of backed up. Jogging around the bases felt good."
Dozier's walk-off home run
MIA@MIN: Dozier belts a two-run walk-off homer
Brian Dozier gives the Twins the 6-4 victory with a two-run walk-off home run in the bottom of the 11th inning
The Dodgers coughed up a 3-0 first-inning lead to Colorado but avoided extra innings thanks to Thompson. With two down, he smacked an 0-1 pitch from Carlos Estevez into the left-field bleachers for a 4-3 victory.
The rookie outfielder also had hit a two-out, ninth-inning walk-off shot against the Mets on May 10, making him one of two players this season with multiple game-ending homers. The other is San Diego's Melvin Upton Jr.
Thompson's walk-off homer
COL@LAD: Thompson ends the game with a walk-off homer
Trayce Thompson wins the game for the Dodgers with his second walk-off home run of the season, giving the Dodgers a 4-3 win in the 9th
In Detroit, the Tigers' bats were silent through eight innings against the Blue Jays, but RBI doubles by Kinsler and Miguel Cabrera erased a 2-0 deficit in the ninth. One inning later, Detroit loaded the bases with no outs against Toronto righty Joe Biagini, setting the stage for Kinsler to chop a high bouncer over third base to give the Tigers a 3-2 win.
The second baseman now has eight career walk-off hits, with four of those coming last season, while the Tigers have matched a season high with five straight wins to move to two games over .500.
Kinsler's walk-off single
TOR@DET: Kinsler caps off comeback with a walk off
Ian Kinsler singles on a high chopper into left field, scoring Justin Upton to give the Tigers a 3-2 win in the bottom of the 10th inning
As for the Padres, they trailed the Braves, 3-2, heading into the bottom of the ninth but pulled even on Derek Norris' leadoff homer off closer Arodys Vizcaino. One out later, with runners on second and third, Myers smoked a liner down the left-field line to complete the rally and the Padres' 4-3 win.
It was the second walk-off hit of Myers career. His first came in 2013, when he was the American League Rookie of the Year with the Rays.
Myers' walk-off single
ATL@SD: Myers wins it in the 9th with walk-off single
Wil Myers completes the Padres' 9th-inning comeback with a single down the left-field line to score Alexei Ramirez for the game-winning run
Andrew Simon is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @AndrewSimonMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
Five walk-offs highlight a wild Tuesday night
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