Wainwright (0-2) surrendered 10 hits, seven earned runs, and a walk over 5.1 innings in Saturday's 9-8 loss to the Reds. He struck out two.
The Cardinals' ace was shelled, leading to his exit after 74 pitches. He started out well enough, retiring the first eight batters before opposing pitcher Brandon Finnegan singled with two outs in the third. Things began to spiral downward from that point, with Brandon Phillips tallying an RBI double in the fifth, and Phillips and Eugenio Suarez following with another pair of run-producing two-baggers in the next frame. Wainwright's earned runs have progressively increased in each start, and he's now sporting an 8.27 ERA over 16.1 innings. His next opportunity to right the ship should come next Friday night versus the Padres in San Diego.