The Reds are off to their worst start since 1955.
Sal Romano started for the Reds who started the game with a 2-9 record fell behind in the first inning of a 13-4 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals.
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"Actually, I felt better today. The first inning has really been a problem. I know its only the third start of the season but I should be able to finish," Romano said. "That's two times in a row I had two outs and was pitch away from getting out of it."
The Reds got it back right away against Michael Wacha.
Billy Hamilton walked. Jose Peraza doubled to put Reds on second and third with no outs. Jesse Winker singled sharply to left scoring Hamilton. Marcel Ozuna let the ball get past him to allow Peraza to score. Wacha still with a runner on second and no outs got out of the inning without another run scoring.
Ozuna made up for his miscue with his second home run of the season with two outs in the third.
The Reds took the lead against Wacha in the bottom of the inning.
Hamilton bunted for a hit and Peraza followed. Adam Duvall walked to load the bases with one out. Scooter Gennett singled to score two. The Reds loaded the bases but settled for two runs.
The Cardinals tied the game in the fifth with an unearned run off Romano. Amir Garrett pitched out of a bases loaded jam by striking out Carpenter and retiring Ozuna on a close play ground out that was upheld on review.
Peraza dropped a fly in shallow centerfield hit by Fowler. Tommy Pham singled. Carpenter walked again. Romano struck out Ozuna but issued a bases loaded walk to Martinez, one of three bases loaded walks the Reds issued among the nine they allowed.
Austin Brice stopped the rally by inducing a double play from Yadier Molina.
DeJong hit his fourth home run off Brice to give back the lead.
The Reds young bullpen suffered in the Cardinals seven-run seventh. Zack Weiss in his Major League debut gave up home runs to Martinez, his third and Molina, his fourth. Weiss walked DeJong and Kolten Wong before a merciful exit. Tanner Rainey, who allowed a grand slam in his debut on Tuesday, walked in two runs with three straight passes to pinch hitter Greg Garcia, Fowler and Pham. Carpenter hit a sacrifice fly. Ozuna popped out but Martinez drove in two more runs with a bloop double that Phillip Ervin just missed catching.
"It wasn't a great game. It was a one-run ballgame after a three-inning start in Philadelphia and a long game yesterday," Bryan Price said. "I needed the younger guys to come in and pitch today unless Sal could go deep in the game it was inevitable that they were going to pitch. It's not a bad thing. They've got to come up here and contribute as part of a big league bullpen. They do have to pitch. Unfortunately they struggled to throw it over. You don't want to use a position player. I didn't want to use Cody Reed. I didn't want to get Quackenbush up. Those other guys have to shoulder the load. That's just how it is."
Cliff Pennington issued the 10th and 11th walk by Reds' pitchers. Pennington was the only position player to pitch in the playoffs with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2015.
"We were out of pitching and had to win the next day. We were up 2-1 in the series," Pennington said.
Pennington allowed the Cardinals their 13th run which matched the second highest total given up by Reds' pitching in 12 games.
"I was just trying to throw strikes. I wasn't perfect. I wanted to throw strikes and get us out of the game and get it over with," Pennington said. "I found out the third batter of the inning before. They told me if the pitchers spot was coming up, Mes was going to hit. I threw two pitches in the cage. I wasn't going to waste any."
Michael Mayers pitched the last three innings for his first career save.
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