Chris Carpenter struggled in his second straight start Friday, giving up six runs on eight hits and a walk over six innings in a loss to the Reds. He struck out five. Carpenter picked up a no-decision, but he surrendered six runs for the second straight start despite being given an extra day of rest. The former Cy Young winner has mostly been terrific since the beginning of June but still sports an 8-9 record and middling 3.92 ERA and 1.33 WHIP. He'll try to pick up his ninth win next week against the Brewers.