The Cardinals jumped all over Luis Castillo.
Tommy Edman scored from first base on Marcel Ozuna's two-out double. Dexter Fowler hit his 14th home run with two men on in the second inning. Kolten Wong's weak ground ball eluded Eugenio Suarez, who was positioned in the shortstop hole, with two outs and the bases empty. Cardinals' starter Adam Wainwright singled sharply to left field. Fowler unloaded on a 3-0 pitch. Paul DeJong's 21st home run with Ozuna on base made it 6-0. After a quiet fourth inning, Paul Goldschmidt followed Edman's second single with his 27th home run to increase the lead to 8-0.
The blow by Goldscmidt ended Castillo's night. Castillo lasted just 4-1/3 inning, allowing nine hits and a career-high eight runs.
"They were aggressive. They selected good pitches to hit," Castillo said. " Some of my pitches got too much of the plate but others they just put a good swing on them."It was one of those nights. I thought my change up and my slider were working pretty good tonight. When things don't go good for you they are just not going to be good for you."
"It looked to me that he was missing out over the plate," David Bell said. "Everybody is going to have nights like that. He's been pitching so well. They have good hitters and they were just ready for him."
Fowler added an RBI single in the sixth off Bowman, giving him four RBI. Edman hit an RBI single, his third hit. Fowler scored on a throwing error by Nick Senzel. Eugenio Suarez was shaken up on the play and left the game. ive Suarez jammed the top of his left thumb. X-rays were negative.
"We're hoping it is just a day or two," said Bell, who was limited to three bench players to start the game.
Kyle Farmer, who is also the backup catcher, had to replace Suarez. It left the Reds with two bench players with Joey Votto and Jesse Winker out with back problems. Goldscmidt singled home a run to build the advantage to 12-0.
Wainwright was stingy through five innings, allowing a singles by Jose Iglasias and Tucker Barnhart.
The Reds managed to score in the sixth. Senzel led off with a single. Josh VanMeter's double allowed Senzel to score from first base. Aristedes Aquino's 10th home run pulled the Reds to within nine at 12-3. Senzel's hit was later changed to an error on third baseman Matt Carpenter.
Pitcher Joel Kuhnel made his Major League debut. He struck out the first batter he faced Yadier Molina but Kolten Wong hit his ninth home run.
Senzel knocked Wainwright out of the game with an RBI single that scored Barnhart in the seventh. Barnhart opened the inning with his second hit of the game.
Jose Iglasias extended hit hitting streak to 11 games, the longest by a Reds' batter this season.
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