By Jeremy Harness

AP photo: The San Francisco Giants Connor Gillaspie 21 gets congratulated by Trevor Brown 14 after hitting a home run off Reds pitcher Dan Straily in the fourth inning in Cincinnati

When things start to go wrong, Jake Peavy loves to talk to himself in a, let’s just say, rather harsh sort of tone and very visible to the paying customers in the stands.

Well, he had a lot to yell about Wednesday afternoon.

The right-hander, who certainly has not had a lot to smile about this season, was victimized by the Cincinnati Reds, particularly in the second inning that saw five runs score en route to a 7-4 Giants loss at the Great American Ball Park.

In that inning, the Reds hit three home runs off Peavy, who has been known for giving up longballs in bunches, to spearhead the attack and give them the lead for good. In all, Peavy surrendered seven runs on eight hits over six innings, walking one batter and striking out eight of them.

His counterpart, former Athletic Dan Straily, was a bit more efficient, going 6 1/3 innings and giving up only three runs on six hits, striking out four hitters and walking only two.

All was not lost for the Giants, however, as they were still able to win two out of the three-game series.

Brandon Belt, Kelby Tomlinson and Mac Williamson, who was just called up from Triple-A Sacramento two weeks ago, each had a pair of hits for the Giants, with Belt driving in a run in the process.

The Giants will now head home for a seven-game homestand, which kicks off Thursday night at AT&T Park against the Colorado Rockies.