Reggie Sanders got things started with an RBI double in the third and added a two-run homer in the fifth, providing all the run support Chris Carpenter would need. The righty gave up one run on four hits in eight-plus innings.
Felipe Lopez's solo shot in the ninth inning was too little, too late, serving merely to spoil Chris Carpenter's shutout bid. Aaron Harang allowed five runs in 6 1/3 innings, and the Reds mustered only four hits in the loss.
BATTING HR: Lopez, F (12, 9th inning off Carpenter, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Lopez, F 4; Randa 2; Pena. RBI: Lopez, F (40). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Randa. GIDP: LaRue. Team LOB: 4.