CINCINNATI • What made Tuesday different at Great American Ball Park wasn't just that Scooter Gennett went berserk with four home runs and 10 RBIs and the kind of game not seen around these parts since Mark Whiten was hard-hitting.
No, what made it different was the Cardinals falling behind.
In four previous games, the Cardinals had taken an early lead of at least two runs and then let it fritter away. Errors here. Baserunning lapses there. Bullpen ruptures sprinkled in. Each day it was different, but each day had a similar feel: Take a lead, lose a lead, lose the game.