Cardinals picher Michael Wacha was slapped with a loss Wednesday after giving up four earned runs on four hits and four walks with five innings in his team's 6-3 defeat against the Rays.
Wacha (4-5) hadn't given up more than three earned runs in a start since his final postseason outing last year before doing so Wednesday. He failed to record a strikeout for the first time in his career Wednesday one start after punching out just one batter. Wacha owns a 2.88 ERA and 76:24 K:BB ratio in 84 1/3 innings. He's scheduled to take on the Mets Tuesday.