In four of the five games, the Cardinals had one run in the first eight innings, one in the first five, none in the first 10 innings and no runs in nine innings Sunday as they fell to the Reds 3-0.
The Cardinals, who struck out 17 times in a 1-0 win in 11 innings on Saturday night, struck out just twice on Sunday but also had just two hits.
After the Cardinals had won all of newcomer Jordan Montgomery’s first seven starts—he allowed just seven runs—they have lost his past two. Montgomery, who struck out a season-high nine in 5 1/3 innings, made only one mistake, a sinker to Stuart Fairchild in the sixth.