ST. LOUIS -- Starting pitching woes and a sluggish offense conspired to spoil Jim Riggleman's debut as the Reds' interim manager, as the Cardinals won the opener of a three-game series, 4-2, on Friday night at Busch Stadium. The Reds lost for the 11th time in their last 12 games and fell to the Cardinals for the fifth straight time this season.
In just his second game back after suffering a left biceps strain in Spring Training, Brandon Finnegan (0-2) lasted just three innings and gave up four runs on five hits and four walks. Three of those runs came in a 33-pitch first inning.