His problems didn't spell good news for the Reds. They lost again to the Cardinals, this one of the 10-0 variety, in front of 19,851 fans at Great American Ball Park.

In this one, the Reds seemed doom to defeat before they even took their turn to hit. They trailed, 5-0, after the 22-year-old Cueto, who had problems with the Cardinals in an earlier outing this season, walked three hitters and sandwiched those three walks around a pair of homers.

The first one was Rick Ankiel's three-run shot, which followed Cueto's walks to Skip Schumaker and Ryan Ludwick.

A walk to Troy Glaus and an out brought Jason LaRue to the plate to face Cueto. LaRue did what Ankiel had done; he homered.

While Cueto did right himself after the first, he put the Reds too far behind to catch up, a task that was made all but impossible because of how well right-hander Braden Looper was pitching for the St. Louis.

Looper dominated. He didn't allow a Reds baserunner until two outs in the fourth, when Ken Griffey Jr. doubled.