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Game Blog: Reds hit Wacha's pitches and body to cut into Cardinals lead

Through three innings, Michael Wacha was off to one of his best starts in recent memory. He got beat up a bit in the fourth -- both physically and in the box score.

Wacha had allowed just two hits and no runs through three innings. The one time he got into a bit of a jam, with runners on the corners in the second inning, he got Reds catcher Devin Mesoraco to ground into an inning-ending double play.

Bad luck struck Wacha in the top of the fourth. Reds second baseman Scooter Gennett led off with a sharp grounder that bounced off Wacha's lower leg.