"I fell behind some guys and then I made some bad pitches," Mahle said. "You won’t succeed when you’re doing those two things."
Mahle surrendered a career-high eight earned runs in four innings, topping his previous career-high of seven from an outing against the Los Angeles Dodgers in April. Mahle yielded nine hits and three walks while striking out six.
It was a matchup between two rebuilding clubs, both with 13 players on the injured list, but the Reds still have some catching up to do to reach the Cubs. The Reds, who have dropped the first two games of the four-game series, were outhit 15-8 during Tuesday’s blowout loss, rested some of their regular starters midway through the game and needed a position player, Matt Reynolds, to pitch in the ninth inning.
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