AP

Edwin Encarnacion hit a grand slam and a two-run single, and the Cincinnati Reds roughed up Chien-Ming Wang on their way to a 12-8 victory over the Yankees.

Wang, a 19-game winner the last two years, failed to make it through the first inning. The Reds got six runs on six hits, and Wang left after retiring two batters.

Adam Dunn hit an RBI single, and Encarnacion had a two-run single off Wang, who faced 10 batters. Leadoff batter Norris Hopper singled twice off Wang in the inning.

“My stride was too long,” Wang said. “My ball was not moving. I’ll fix it quick.”

Joe Girardi has made Wang the leading candidate for the No. 1 spot in the rotation. Wang was expected to pitch the season opener last year, but was sidelined by a hamstring injury during spring training.

In his first spring start, Wang pitched two scoreless innings against Philadelphia and allowed one hit. His pitches didn’t dip today, making for a quick exit.

“His sinker was up,” Girardi said. “His slider was flat and he got into some bad counts. They were aggressive and didn’t miss.

“He knows what he has to do. It was his second start and obviously didn’t go the way he wanted.”

Darrell Rasner walked three batters before giving up Encarnacion’s slam in the fourth inning, putting the Reds up 10-0.

The Yankees rallied late against Reds minor leaguers. Bobby Abreu homered off Matt Maloney in the seventh and Greg Porter hit a grand slam off Alexander Smit in the eighth.

Pitching coach Dave Eiland was not concerned with Wang’s outing.

“It was a rough day, but he is going to be OK,” Eiland said. “He knows what he needs to do. We’re going to work on it tomorrow.”