CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Reds have beaten the Cardinals just three times in nine meetings this season. Adam Wainwright has suffered two of those losses. But, then again, he hardly ever beats the Reds, it seems.
Wainwright is 180-96 against 28 other clubs but only 10-17 against Cincinnati after a 9-5 loss Friday night at Great American Ball Park in the first game of the post-All-Star-break schedule.
The Reds scored four runs in the second after Wainwright (6-8) was staked to a two-run lead and they scored two runs in the sixth, his final inning. In both innings, he walked backup catcher Michael Papierski, a .200 hitter, who scored both times.
