"Joey Votto wanted to know if Aaron Harang got the win.

Harang, indeed, was the winning pitcher in the Reds' 7-5 victory over the Florida Marlins in the home finale at Great American Ball Park.

"Good," Votto said. "We owe him.

Harang has been the Reds' hard-luck pitcher this year. The Reds were averaging only 3.33 runs per game in Harang's starts entering Monday.

"There was a stretch in May and June where we weren't helping him at all," Votto said.

Monday, the Reds left Harang in the game long enough for the offense to kick in. As a result, he got the win to go to 6-16, despite putting his club in a 4-0 hole.

"It's a nice way to end the season here," Harang said.

The Reds finished with a 43-38 home record. It's their best record in the six-year history of Great American Ball Park.

"You want to establish home-field superiority," Reds manager Dusty Baker said. "The next step is having a winning record on the road."

The Reds go on the road for six games - three in Houston, followed by three in St. Louis - to close out the season.

Harang got a lot of help from his teammates Monday. Wilkin Castillo saved a run in the first inning with a leaping catch at the wall on ball hit by Hanley Ramirez. Jeremy Hermida followed with a home run.

Harang gave up two more runs in the third. But Edwin Encarnacion saved two runs by spearing a wicked line drive off the bat of Ramirez with runners at second and third.

Harang gave up another run in the third on Josh Willingham's home run.

Harang then put up zeroes in the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh innings.

Votto got the Reds on board in the sixth with his 22nd home run of the year."