The St. Louis Cardinals scored two runs in 12 innings of Luis Castillo’s first two starts against them this season, both Cincinnati wins.
Scoring a run within the first four batters suggested a different outcome on Friday night.
Dexter Fowler hit a three-run homer and drove in four runs, Paul DeJong and Paul Goldschmidt added two-run shots and St. Louis rocked Castillo on the way to a 13-4 romp over the Reds.
Adam Wainwright (9-8) improved to 4-1 over his last seven starts. He allowed eight hits and four runs with one walk and six strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings.
Cardinals plays the Reds again today, Miles Mikolas gets the start.