Adam Wainwright

LOUIS (AP) - Adam Wainwright threw a four-hitter and the St. Louis ... He is 0-3 in four career starts at Busch Stadium with a 6.50 ERA. St. Louis took a 1-0 lead in the first inning. Matt Carpenter hit a double to left field and appeared ...  

May 24, 2012 - At some point during the baseball season, Dennis Green peaks his head in and lets us know that the players were, as we suspected, who we thought they were. That time isn't quite here, though. With just a quarter of the season gone ...  

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Adam Wainwright threw a four-hitter and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Diego Padres 4-0 on Tuesday night. It was his first shutout victory since Aug. 6, 2010, and third in his career. Wainwright (3-5), who missed the 2011 season with ...  

St. Louis desperately needs a veteran pitcher to take the ace mantle ... And, if you want to ignore his Cy Young-caliber seasons, Wainwright allowed just 13 homers in 202 innings pitched in his first full season in 2007. This year, so far, the fly balls ...  

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Adam Wainwright was so excited after throwing a shutout for the St. Louis Cardinals, he acknowledged he got emotional. "It was a huge sense of relief," Wainwright said. "A huge sense of feeling blessed. I've worked very hard to get...  

ST. LOUIS -- Adam Wainwright was so excited after throwing a shutout for the St. Louis Cardinals, he acknowledged he got emotional. "It was a huge sense of relief," Wainwright said. "A huge sense of feeling blessed. I've worked very hard to get ...  

ST. LOUIS -- Adam Wainwright was so excited after throwing a shutout for the St. Louis Cardinals, he acknowledged he got emotional. "It was a huge sense of relief," Wainwright said. "A huge sense of feeling blessed. I've worked very hard to get ...  

"I think I was right on the number," Wainwright said. San Diego catcher John Baker said: "That was the Adam Wainwright I remember before he got hurt. He’s one of the top pitchers in baseball, and I think he looked like that tonight for the ...  

Adam Wainwright threw a four-hitter and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Diego Padres 4-0 on Tuesday night. It was his first shutout victory since Aug. 6, 2010, and third in his career. Wainwright (3-5), who missed the 2011 season with elbow ligament replacement surgery, struck out nine and walked one while throwing 111 pitches. He retired the first...  

ST. LOUIS — Adam Wainwright threw a four-hitter and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Diego Padres 4-0 Tuesday night. It was his first shutout victory since Aug. 6, 2010, and third in his career. Wainwright (3-5), who missed the 2011 season with elbow ligament replacement surgery, struck out nine and walked one while throwing 111 pitches. He retired the first eight batters and allowed just one runner to reach third base. Carlos Beltran...  

ST. LOUIS (AP) – Adam Wainwright threw a four-hitter and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Diego Padres 4-0 on Tuesday night. It was his first shutout victory since Aug. 6, 2010, and third in his career. Wainwright (3-5), who missed the ...  

Adam Wainwright threw a four-hitter and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Diego Padres 4-0 on Tuesday night.  

With manager Tony La Russa gone, Albert Pujols taking his swings in the American League ... while Lance Berkman (right knee), Allen Craig (left hamstring), Kyle McClellan (elbow), John Jay (right shoulder), and, most recently, Matt Carpenter (oblique ...  

Adam Wainwright threw a four-hitter and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Diego Padres 4-0 on Tuesday night.  

Adam Wainwright threw a complete-game shutout and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Diego Padres 4-0 on Tuesday night.  

Here are the top Feats of Strength accomplished in Major League Baseball on Tuesday, May 22: Brian Matusz: Matusz shut down the Red Sox, striking out 9 while surrendering just two hits and one run in 6 1/3 innings as the first place Orioles (!) extended ...  

LOUIS—Adam Wainwright was so excited after throwing a shutout ... Once the first baseman threw it, I took off. The ball clearly beat me but the front of the plate was there and I beat him to it." With the bases loaded, one out and the infield ...  

LOUIS - Adam Wainwright threw a four-hitter and the St. Louis ... Hundley threw out his major league-leading 15th would-be base stealer when he nabbed rookie Adron Chambers in the fifth inning. Chambers was called up from Memphis last Friday ...  

Orioles starter Brian Matusz made it to the big leagues as a highly touted prospect, ranked #5 in all of baseball by Baseball America back in 2010. He had a decent rookie season, winning 10 games with a 4.30 ERA and 1.343 WHIP. But, in 2011, the ...  

On Tuesday, the Cards will look for back-to-back wins by giving the ball to 30-year old right-hander Adam Wainwright. Edison Volquez is scheduled to start for the Padres. Wainwright enters at 2-5 with a 5.77 ERA and 1.53 WHIP. He's earned a loss ...  

Right fielder Carlos Beltran went 2-for-3 with two RBI in the win. Matt Holiday finished 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI. Padres starter Edinson Volquez last six innings, giving up three earned runs and five hits. He falls to 2-4 this season.  

It’s still early in the season, but it’s starting to become clear where some of the holes in the St. Louis Cardinals roster will be. One of those spots is the bullpen. This year’s bullpen only has one lefty (Marc Rzepczynski) and has been overworked and overmatched thus far. Mitchell Boggs has struggled, Kyle McClellan has been bad and Victor Marte has been very inconsistent. So, let’s take a look at three relievers who could be on the trade...  

Adam Wainwright was amazing last night. Just flat-out, unequivocally brilliant. Wainwright went the distance, earning his first shutout since 2010 by dominating the Padres from delivery numbe...  

The first inning told the story Saturday night at Busch Stadium as Cardinals starter Adam Wainwright gave up back to back singles to start the game, then walked the next three batters as the Atlanta Braves went on to beat St. Louis 7-2. Wainwright (2-4 ...  

Last year, many fans ruled out the Cardinals because Adam Wainwright had to sit out the season after having Tommy John surgery. This season, with the loss of Pujols, many fans discounted the Cards again. Faithful fans pointed to Wainwright to show they ...  

Adam Wainwright's fielders gave him little help, making three errors that led to three unearned runs. He just wished he could have bailed out his teammates with the tough pitching he expects from himself every game. St. Louis Cardinals starter Adam Wainwright works against the San Francisco Giants during the first inning of a baseball game, Thursday, May 17, 2012, in San Francisco. St. Louis Cardinals' David Freese watches his...  

Dickey recorded 11 of those whiffs (a career high) against zero walks in 7.0 innings of one-run ball. In the process, he notched his sixth-straight quality start. Adam Wainwright, Cardinals - Is the St. Louis ace rounding into form? Wainwright, who hasn't ...  

Adam Wainwright regained some of his 2009 and 2010 magic on Tuesday, tossing his third career shutout and first since August 6, 2010. For a guy who had a 9.78 ERA in his previous four home starts this season, the shutout must have been an ...  

Matt Holliday gave Adam Wainwright some extra breathing room with an RBI double in the seventh that put the Cards up 4-0 on the Padres. Holliday, who was 0 for his last 9 at-bats with a runner in scoring position, doubled into the gap in right center to ...  

The St. Louis Cardinals have one of the most talented rosters in all of Major League Baseball. Stars like Matt Holliday, Lance Berkman and Carlos Beltran fill the batting order and pitchers like Adam Wainwright and Chris Carpenter are the anchors of the rotation.  

ST. LOUIS -- Somewhere Gene Kerns is smiling. The Braves scout who discovered Brandon Beachy and his dynamic fastball at a Virginia wood bat summer league in 2008, had to get a kick out of watching the undrafted free agent get the better of Adam Wainwright Saturday night -- a former first round draft pick of the Braves in 2000, and now 20-game winner with the Cardinals.  

SB Nation St. LouisSt. Louis Cardinals lose to San Francisco Giants 7-5KSDK(The Cardinal Nation Show) -- The Cardinals' defense, at the top of the charts statistically for much of the season in the National League, sprang a few leaks on Thursday. And a still laboring right-hander Adam Wainwright was unable to stem the tide as ...St. Louis Cardinals show unique fashion sense in team pictureKY3St. Louis Cardinals Players David Freese And Lance...  

(BaseballStL) -- The St. Louis Cardinals honored longtime Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones, who is set to retire at the end of the season, at Busch Stadium Sunday. Former Braves teammates Adam Wainwright and Rafael Furcal represented ...  

Ian Stewart hit a three-run homer in the first inning, Bryan LaHair later connected for a grand slam and the Chicago Cubs hammered Adam Wainwright, spoiling the St. Louis Cardinals' home opener with a 9-5 victory on Friday.  

ST. LOUIS, Missouri -- Jason Heyward ended a 10-pitch at-bat with a bases-clearing double in third inning, helping the Atlanta Braves give rookie Lance Lynn his first loss and beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-4 Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.  

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Adam Wainwright's fielders gave him little help, making three errors that led to three unearned runs. He just wished he could have bailed out his teammates with the tough pitching he expects from himself every game.  

Last year, Uggla was one of the biggest disappointments in the league, making most Atlanta fans I know hate the trade that sent the reliable Omar Infante to the Marlins. He still had a great season in terms of power numbers (36 home runs), but his  

It took Cardinals righthander Adam Wainwright 31 pitches to record his first out tonight at Busch Stadium, which generally is not a good sign. Wainwright, after allowing two singles _ one on the  infield _ walked three straight Atlanta hitters in the ...  

On Sunday, he finally felt close to being the pitcher he once was. Tyler Greene hit a career-high two homers and drove in four runs, Wainwright continued his dominance of the Astros and the St. Louis Cardinals got an 8-1 win over Houston.  

HOUSTON — Tyler Greene hit a career-high two home runs and drove in four runs, Adam Wainwright continued his dominance of Houston and the St. Louis Cardinals got an 8-1 win on Sunday. The victory breaks a season-long five-game winning streak for the Astros and ends a three-game skid for the Cardinals. Allen Craig also homered for St. Louis, getting things going early with a two-run shot in the first inning. Greene's two-run home run in the...  

Adam Wainwright walked in two runs in the first inning as the Cardinals fell to the Atlanta Braves 7-2 on Saturday night at Busch Stadium. Wainwright struggled with his control all game. He lasted just four and a third innings, allowing five ...  

Adam Wainwright worked seven solid innings for his first win since September 2010, and the St. Louis Cardinals got big nights at the plate from David Freese and Matt Holliday to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-7 on Tuesday.   Freese’s sixth home run and third in five games was a tiebreaking, three-run shot off Charlie Morton (1-2) in the fifth. Holliday...  

Adam Wainwright hasn't felt like himself this season in his return from elbow-ligament replacement surgery that cost him all of last year. On Sunday, he finally felt close to being the pitcher he once was.  

ST. LOUIS — Adam Wainwright worked seven solid innings for his first win since September 2010, and the St. Louis Cardinals got big nights at the plate from David Freese and Matt Holliday to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-7 on Tuesday. Freese's sixth home run and third in five games was a tiebreaking, three-run shot off Charlie Morton (1-2) in the fifth. Holliday hit a home run in the sixth off Jared Hughes to cap a three-hit night with two...  

ST. LOUIS — Adam Wainwright worked seven solid innings for his first win since September 2010, and the St. Louis Cardinals got big nights at the plate from David Freese and Matt Holliday to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-7 on Tuesday. Freese’s...  

Adam Wainwright worked seven solid innings for his first win since September 2010, and the St. Louis Cardinals got big nights at the plate from David Freese and Matt Holliday to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-7 on Tuesday.  

Braves KO Wainwright in 5th  Cardinals righthander Adam Wainwright, who had won his last two starts after losing his first three decisions, never really found his groove tonight at Busch Stadium. And he was gone after needing 108 pitches to record only 13 outs.  

Adam Wainwright had been pretty good against his former team, winning all six of his previous career starts when facing the Atlanta Braves. That all changed Saturday night as the St. Louis Cardinals right-hander got roughed up. In what has been a season of ...  

Next Game Cincinnati Reds @ St. Louis Cardinals Thursday, Apr 19, 2012, 1:45 PM EDT Busch Stadium Bronson Arroyo vs Adam Wainwright --> Sunny. Winds blowing out to left field at 15-20 m.p.h. Game time temperature around 75. Complete Coverage > After last night's embarrassing loss, Kevin Mitchell is Batman went on an impassioned screed calling for a stark reevaluation of our expectations for this season. After...  

May 1, 2012 - The St. Louis Cardinals have won three of their last four games and will open a three-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Busch Stadium on Tuesday ... they'll turn to 30-year old righty Adam Wainwright, who is still ...  

ST. LOUIS — Right now, Adam Wainwright is the weak link in the St. Louis Cardinals' rotation. He's not about to blame it on making a rapid return from reconstructive elbow surgery. "I'm sure there's a little bit to it, but it's a crutch I'm not going to stand on," he said after giving up two home runs in a 6-3 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday. "It's an excuse." Wainwright won 20 games in 2010 and 19 in 2009 but missed all of last...  

With the Houston Astros rolling after winning their last five games, the team is looking to sweep the weekend series against the defending World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals. That effort is going to be trusted in the hands of J.A. Happ ...  

ST. LOUIS — Adam Wainwright waited almost 19 months to pitch in front of his home crowd. He probably wants a do-over. Wainwright turned in the worst home-field performance of his six-year career, giving up eight runs in three innings as the Chicago Cubs spoiled the St. Louis Cardinals' home opener with a 9-5 victory Friday. "My body felt fine, my arm felt fine," Wainwright said. "There just wasn't a whole lot of life on my pitches. It happens...  

(AP) -- Adam Wainwright worked seven solid innings for his first win since September 2010, and the St. Louis Cardinals got big nights at the plate from David Freese and Matt Holliday to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-7 on Tuesday. Freese's sixth home run ...  

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Adam Wainwright worked seven solid innings for his first win since September 2010, and the St. Louis Cardinals got big nights at the plate from David Freese and Matt Holliday to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-7 on Tuesday. Freese's sixth ...  

ST. LOUIS — Those unpredictable Chicago Cubs supplied their own lightning and thunder Friday afternoon at Busch Stadium. They used a shower of power to spoil the St. Louis Cardinals’ home opener, 9-5. The second-largest regular-season Busch crowd...  

Adam Wainwright walked away with confidence after his long-awaited return to the mound in a game that counts, even if he couldn’t deliver a win for the St. Louis Cardinals.   After missing all of last season because of elbow surgery, Wainwright went 5 2-3 innings on Saturday, giving up four hits and three runs with a walk and six strikeouts in a 6-0 loss...  

JUPITER, Fla. — A lucky fan was about to win a truck, and Adam Wainwright thought it was pretty cool. Until the St. Louis Cardinals pitcher realized it was his white pickup being driven onto the field. Cardinals teammates Lance Berkman and Skip Schumaker pulled off an April Fools' Day prank Sunday that had Wainwright hoping at first that it was all just for laughs. "As long as that's a joke, that is well done," Wainwright said. "I don't know...  

LOUIS -- Because the Cardinals opted to retire Tony La Russa's No. 10 less than eight months ... Matheny, Wainwright, Carpenter and hitting coach Mark McGwire were all among current Cardinals invited to sit on the field during Friday's pregame ...  

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) - Adam Wainwright remembers how his St. Louis Cardinals teammates stepped up last season while he was recovering from elbow surgery. Now, he's ready to pick up the slack with ace Chris Carpenter sidelined indefinitely. Wainwright...  

HOUSTON (AP) - Adam Wainwright hasn't felt like himself this season in his return from elbow-ligament replacement surgery that cost him all of last year. On Sunday, he finally felt close to being the pitcher he once was. Tyler Greene hit a...  

He's allowed a ton of home runs, which might be a real problem though we have no way of knowing yet, and a ton of hits, which is almost certainly not a real problem. We maybe expected too much from a rejuvenated Wainwright going into the 2012 ...  

ST. LOUIS — Plan? Plan? Jeff Samardzija doesn’t need a stinking plan, Adam Wainwright said. Just give him the ball and let him go. ‘‘The more times he takes the ball, the better he’ll be in preparation for future seasons ...  

Adam Wainwright hopes to put his early season struggles behind him this afternoon when the St. Louis Cardinals try to salvage the finale of a three-game set with the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park.  

St. Louis ace Adam Wainwright makes his second start after missing a full season this afternoon when the Cardinals host the Chicago Cubs in the first of three games at Busch Stadium.  

Adam Wainwright worked seven solid innings for his first win since September 2010, and the St. Louis Cardinals got big nights at the plate from David Freese and Matt Holliday to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-7 on Tuesday.  

The St. Louis Cardinals' Adam Wainwright finally earned his first win in 20 months ... After striking out a season-high seven over six innings of one-run ball during a 3-2, 10-inning loss to the Chicago Cubs on April 24, Wainwright allowed four runs ...  

It’s Game 2 of Cubs-Cardinals tonight at Wrigley Field. Jeff Samardzija goes for the Cubs against Adam Wainwright. This was the matchup on April 13, when the Cubs beat the Cardinals 9-5 at Busch Stadium. In that game, Bryan LaHair and Ian Stewart homered for the Cubs against Wainwright. That was the last game in which the Cubs have homered. Cubs manager Dale Sveum is aware of the home run drought. read more  

About five hours before the start of the Busch Stadium season opener ... but he has the talent on his roster to compete for another National League Central title. Adam Wainwright is healthy, and Lance Berkman provides power. Carlos Beltran adds depth ...  

The Cardinals took the opener of this series Wednesday night 4-1 on the strength of a quality start from Jaime Garcia and a seventh-inning, tie-breaking homer by David Freese ... Thursday Pitching Matchup Adam Wainwright (2-4, 6.16) gets the call for ...  

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) - Before St. Louis' 9-5 victory over Detroit on Wednesday, pitcher Adam Wainwright felt he was ready for the start of the season. After allowing four runs - three earned - in 4 2/3 innings, Wainwright welcomed an upcoming outing...  

HOUSTON (AP) -- Adam Wainwright hasn't felt like himself this season in his return from elbow-ligament replacement surgery that cost him all of last year. On Sunday, he finally felt close to being the pitcher he once was. Tyler Greene hit a career-high two homers and drove in four runs, Wainwright continued his dominance of the Astros and the St. Louis Cardinals got an 8-1 win over Houston.  

HOUSTON Tyler Greene hit a career-high two homers and drove in four runs, Adam Wainwright continued his dominance of the Astros and the St. Louis Cardinals got an 8-1 win over Houston on Sunday. The victory breaks a season-long five-game winning streak for ...  

Tabata HR puts Pirates ahead Jose Tabata's first homer of the season, a two-run, third-inning drive into the Pittsburgh bullpen in left field, gave the Pirates a 2-1 lead against the Cardinals and Adam Wainwright tonight at Busch Stadium. Wainwright ...  

HOUSTON - Houston starter J.A. Happ had pitched well through five starts this season. Things didn't go so well in his sixth. Tyler Greene hit a career-high two homers and drove in four runs, Adam Wainwright continued his dominance of the Astros and the St ...  

Will Steve Clevenger continue to start? This is a daunting question many want answered because of how awful Geovany Soto has been this season. It is time for Dale Sveum to roll the dice, as nothing has worked yet with this offense. Clevenger could provide ...  

Two days before Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright recently made a start, he sent a tongue-in-cheek text message to a friend two time zones removed. Wainwright, less than 14 months removed from elbow ligament replacement surgery, had been clubbed at home by ...  

He searched for a new home. One night, then-Cardinals general manager Walt Jocketty met La Russa and Dave Duncan, La Russa's pitching coach, for dinner in Oakland. Jocketty entered the meeting with a strategy: He praised the young, gifted pitching talent ...  

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The St. Louis Cardinals opened their home series against Pittsburgh with a 10-7 win Tuesday night behind Adam Wainwright, David Freese and Matt Holliday. Adam Wainwright worked seven solid innings for his first win since September 2010, and the St. Louis ...  

Adam Wainwright worked seven solid innings for his first win since September 2010, and the St. Louis Cardinals got big nights at the plate from David Freese and Matt Holliday ... a three-hit night with two RBIs. Allen Craig had two hits and an RBI in ...  

It's a fact of our life, this year, unrelated to the fact that it happened on the St. Louis Cardinals' Opening Day at Busch Stadium—Adam Wainwright is just now recovering from an elbow surgery that cost him all of the 2011 season, and we're ...  

The Milwaukee Brewers and St. Louis Cardinals have developed quite the rivalry over the past few seasons. For many, giving the Cardinals credit for something is about as painful as Packers fans giving credit to the Bears or Vikings.  

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Adam Wainwright finally made it back into the win column. It didn't hurt that the St. Louis Cardinals finally scored some runs for the right-hander. Wainwright worked seven solid innings for his first victory since September ...  

The defending World Series champion Cardinals will make their home debut this afternoon as they host hated NL Central rival Chicago at Busch Stadium ... look to get back on track this afternoon with Adam Wainwright on the hill. Wainwright, who missed ...  

He tripled in two runs in the 7th inning, putting St. Louis way ahead 10-3 before Chicago scored its last run of the game in the 8th on shortstop Starlin Castro's RBI infield single against Cards reliever Kyle McClellan. Victor Marte worked a scoreless 9th ...  

Adam Wainwright's ugly loss in the St. Louis Cardinals' home ... Thanks to the indispensable Brooks Baseball we have his velocity from yesterday's start to compare to his velocity over time, which is just the ticket for terror.  

There was one bright spot for the St. Louis Cardinals as they fumed about a pair of close calls in another dramatic loss to the Chicago Cubs. Adam Wainwright looked great. Wainwright pitched six solid innings Tuesday night, but the Cardinals went on to a 3 ...  

Morton gave up two runs and four hits over five innings during ... Wainwright, slow to round into form after missing last year following Tommy John elbow surgery, was much better in his last outing, holding Chicago to one run in six innings in a no-decision.  

LOUIS -- Adam Wainwright worked seven solid innings for his first win since September 2010, and the St. Louis Cardinals got big nights at the plate from David Freese and Matt ... Royals 3 at Detroit: Austin Jackson had four hits and Rick ...  

Hopefully, you either managed to avoid any lame April Fool's Day jokes on Sunday or got someone with a really good one. Lance Berkman is probably pretty proud of what he pulled off this year for April Fool's Day. During the third inning of the St. Louis ...  

After undergoing Tommy John surgery that sidelined him for all of the 2011 season, Adam Wainwright is finally back in the column. He earned his first win since September of 2010 on Tuesday night against Pittsburgh, working seven innings of four-run ball ...  

MILWAUKEE -- Adam Wainwright walked away with confidence after his long-awaited return to the mound in a game that counts, even if he couldn't deliver a win for the St. Louis Cardinals. After missing all of last season because of elbow surgery ...  

Iron man Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina, who has appeared in all 12 previous games and started 11 of them will get a start off today as Tony Cruz handles Adam Wainwright in the series finale against Cincinnati at Busch Stadium. Cruz has made just one ...  

St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Adam Wainwright threw six innings of one-run ball Tuesday, allowing six hits and striking out seven. Wainwright, who began the day with a 3.08 career ERA, was scaring his owners with a 9.88 ERA entering Tuesday, but seemed ...  

ST. LOUIS - Adam Wainwright worked seven solid innings for his first win since September 2010, and the St. Louis Cardinals got big nights at the plate from David Freese and Matt Holliday to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-7 on Tuesday.  

(AP) -- After Adam Wainwright missed all of 2011 while recovering from Tommy John surgery, it was understood it would take time for the former 20-game winner to regain his dominance and an occasional dud could be expected. He is coming off one such bomb.  

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Adam Wainwright remembers how his St. Louis Cardinals teammates ... Now he's in line to start St. Louis' home opener April 13 when the team will raise its championship banner at Busch Stadium. "I haven't thought about it all," Wainwright said.  

The Cincinnati Reds took their first lead of the three-game series in the fourth inning today when Brandon Phillips, the "people's choice," here, blasted an Adam Wainwright offering 432 feet over the left-center-field fence at Busch Stadium. Moments later ...  

Until the St. Louis Cardinals pitcher realized it was his white pickup being driven onto the field. Cardinals teammates Lance Berkman and Skip Schumaker pulled off an April Fools' Day prank Sunday that had Wainwright hoping at first that it was ...  

He didn't publish a teammate's phone number on the internet or anything, but Lance Berkman got teammate Adam Wainwright pretty good Sunday with an April Fool's Day prank. Berkman ensured that the St. Louis Cardinals closed their Grapefruit League schedule ...  

ST. LOUIS -- Thursday was a day of firsts for several Cincinnati Reds hitters, and another day to forget for Adam Wainwright. Brandon Phillips homered for his first RBI of the season and Drew Stubbs homered for his first extra-base hit as the ...  

LOUIS — There is a scar running near his right elbow that is all the explanation Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright needs for his ragged ... to Cincinnati at Busch Stadium. "At some point, I’ve got to turn the page on that (surgery) and go out and ...  

Former St. Louis ace Adam Wainwright gets another chance to turn things around in 2012 today, when the Cardinals host the Cincinnati Reds in the third and final game of a three-game series at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals made it two in a row in the series ...  

Struggles soon after Tommy John aren't a surprise, and given Wainwright still ... Luckily for the Cardinals, they have Lance Lynn to carry the rotation in the meantime. Lynn started a few times in the middle of the 2011 season, but he was ...  

Therefore, it's no surprise that a group of St. Louis Cardinals celebrated April Fools' Day by having some fun with one of their teammates. Meanwhile, Cardinals outfielder Lance Berkman had driven a white pickup truck out onto the field from the ...  

Pinch hitter Chris Heisey lined the second pitch he saw into left-center field to score the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning Wednesday, lifting the Cincinnati Reds to a 4-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals.  

ST. LOUIS — Ian Stewart hit a three-run homer in the first inning, Bryan LaHair later connected for a grand slam and the Chicago Cubs hammered Adam Wainwright, spoiling the St. Louis Cardinals’ home opener with a 9-5 victory on Friday. Starlin Castro ...  

Jeff Gordon previews today’s game between the St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates at 7:15 p.m. (FSM) at Busch Stadium. THE STAKES: Despite their first-place standing in the National League Central, the Cardinals have let some ...  

LOUIS (AP) A handful of Chicago Cubs players were on the field warming up during the St. Louis Cardinals' pre ... It's the least they can do after hammering Adam Wainwright and spoiling St. Louis' home opener with a rain-soaked 9-5 victory on Friday.  

CHICAGO -- Former 20-game winner and Cy Young Award runner-up Adam Wainwright Tuesday took a major step in his return from Tommy John surgery 14 months ... right-hander rarely hit 90 mph on the Wrigley Field radar gun, but mixed in his cutter and curve ...  

Manager Mike Matheny and pitching coach Derek Lilliquist have struck gold with Lance Lynn, much the way La Russa and pitching coach Dave Duncan used to do with unproven or journeyman hurlers. No matter the situation or who was hurt, you always ...  

ESPN (blog)Cubs spoil Cardinals' home opener with 9-5 winBoston.comLOUIS—Adam Wainwright waited almost 19 months to pitch in front of his home crowd. Wainwright turned in the worst home-field performance of his six-year career, giving up eight runs in three innings as the Chicago Cubs spoiled the St. Louis Cardinals' ...Wainwright clobbered as Cubs spoil Cardinals' home opener with 9-5 winWashington PostCubs lefties hit home runs to...  

I'm convinced, and have been since December, that one of the main reasons St. Louis Cardinals fans have been able to deal with Albert Pujols's exit so well has been Lance Berkman—the sheer competence and likability of the person who was signed ...  

Jeff Gordon previews today’s game between the St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates at ... providing a primary first base option in Lance Berkman’s absence. He finished rehabbing his surgically repaired knee Monday night in Memphis ...  

ST. LOUIS -- An ineffective outing by St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright hasn't been a frequent postgame topic. But Wainwright was roughed up Friday in the Cardinals' home opener, allowing eight runs on seven hits in three innings of a ...  

ST. LOUIS — Right now, Adam Wainwright is the weak link in the St. Louis Cardinals’ rotation. He’s not about to blame it on making a rapid return from reconstructive elbow surgery. “I’m sure there’s a little bit to it, but it’s a crutch I’m ...  

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The rival Chicago Cubs have spoiled the St. Louis Cardinals' first home game of the year and Adam Wainwright's first in much longer. Wainwright gave up eight earned runs in just three innings. After missing last season due to ...  

After three starts he is 0-3 with a bloated 9.88 ERA and a robust 1.61 WHIP. While I didn’t expect him to return to the 2.42 ERA and 1.05 WHIP of 2010 as he recovers from Tommy John surgery, I didn’t expect him to be this bad. His velocity is down ...  

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Alfonso Soriano hit a game-ending RBI single in the 10th as Chicago won ... David DeJesus stuck his left arm out while sliding past home on the dugout side, drawing a safe call from umpire Chris Conroy. DeJesus clapped his hands and scurried ...  

ST. LOUIS -- Adam Wainwright waited almost 19 months to pitch in front of his home crowd. He probably wants a do-over. Wainwright turned in the worst home-field performance of his six-year career, giving up eight runs in three innings as the ...  

Adam Wainwright used to be one the National League's best ... His strikeout rate is the best of his career, and his walk rate is perfectly typical. His ground-ball rate is normal. Wainwright has simply given up three or four more home runs ...  

There are exceptions to every rule — as I wrote last week, I believe Jason Heyward is all the way back — but by-and-large most players will regress toward our preseason expectation of them soon enough. While everyone else is panicking ...  

ST. LOUIS -- Brandon Phillips, Ryan Ludwick and Drew Stubbs homered Thursday afternoon as the Cincinnati Reds defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 6-3 and salvaged the finale of a three-game series before 40,049 at Busch Stadium. How it went ...  

In 2011, the St. Louis Cardinals were without ace Adam Wainwright, but they had ace Chris Carpenter. In 2012, the St. Louis Cardinals will have ace Adam Wainwright, but ace Chris Carpenter is out indefinitely. Carpenter has nerve irritation that ...  

ST. LOUIS _ Tuesday marked 428 days since Adam Wainwright put his career on a surgeon's table. It also represented one of the more significant mile markers of a career no longer on hold. Given the unique combination of a pain-free elbow and an offense that ...  

Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-US PRESSWIRE JUPITER, Fla. (AP) - Adam Wainwright struggled for 4 2-3 innings Wednesday in his final tuneup against big league hitters as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Detroit Tigers 9-5. Wainwright, coming off ...  

in which a damaged part of the body needed to pitch is replaced with another part of the body that isn't. Presto, like magic - where by "like magic" I mean "like science" - it works. Adam Wainwright was never going to come back with a leg for an ...  

Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-US PRESSWIRE JUPITER, Fla. (AP) - Adam Wainwright pitched five shutout innings and the St. Louis Cardinals beat Miami 2-1 on Friday, overcoming Jose Reyes' first home run for the Marlins. Wainwright, who missed last season ...  

Adam Wainwright‘s ERA actually went down this afternoon ... he also allowed two homers and averaged just under 90 mph on his fastball (thanks to Brooks Baseball for the data). Wainwright is now 0-3 over his first three starts and has a ...  

JUPITER, Fla. -- Adam Wainwright struggled for 4 2/3 innings Wednesday in his final tuneup against big league hitters as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Detroit Tigers 9-5. Wainwright, coming off reconstructive surgery on his right elbow that sidelined ...  

JUPITER, Fla. -- Adam Wainwright remembers how his St. Louis Cardinals teammates stepped up last season while he was recovering from elbow surgery. Now, he's ready to pick up the slack with ace Chris Carpenter sidelined indefinitely. Wainwright pitched ...  

Stanton's walk keyed a four-run eighth ... Adam Wainwright kept up his dominance of the Astros. Allen Craig also homered as St. Louis stopped a three-game skid and ended Houston's five-game winning streak. Wainwright (2-3) improved to 10-1 ...  

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Adam Wainwright struggled for 4 2-3 innings Wednesday in his final tuneup against big league hitters as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Detroit Tigers 9-5. Wainwright, coming off reconstructive surgery on his right elbow ...  

The Cincinnati Reds defeated the defending world champion St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 on Wednesday behind a ninth inning walkoff pinch-hit single from Chris Heisey. The victory kept the Reds from getting swept by St. Louis, which could prove to be important ...  

Fortunately, all of the Cardinals’ other starters have looked impressive thus far, and they should be able to hang in the NL Central race even with Chris Carpenter out indefinitely and Wainwright struggling out of the gate. They’re currently ...  

Yes, Rangers closer Joe Nathan is hardly a lock to go the whole season without an injury; and from a pure talent standpoint, no one can match Reed's K/9 potential. But his time in the spotlight will likely occur next year. For 2012, I'll side with Peralta ...  

Cubs take 1-0 lead on controversial call at home The Cubs grabbed a 1-0 lead in the first inning on the Cardinals and starter Adam Wainwright when David DeJesus slid into home plate ahead of Yadier Molina's tag. It's just not clear whether DeJesus ever ...  

JUPITER | Before St. Louis' 9-5 victory over Detroit on Wednesday, pitcher Adam Wainwright felt he was ready for the ... Fighting an out-of-sync delivery that caused him to leave the ball up much of the afternoon, Wainwright allowed his first ...  

MILWAUKEE — Adam Wainwright walked away with confidence after his long-awaited return to the mound in a game that counts, even if he couldn’t deliver a win for the St. Louis Cardinals. After missing all of last season because of elbow ...  

Lance Berkman and the St. Louis Cardinals are the leaders in the clubhouse for Sunday's best April Fools' Day prank. Just prior to the third inning, Berkman drove a white Cheveolet Silverado onto the warning track at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter ...  

JUPITER, Fla. -- Starting pitching, one of the strengths of the St. Louis Cardinals, suffered a casualty in spring training. Co-ace Chris Carpenter, who was 11-9 with a 3.45 ERA in 34 starts last season, came down with a bulging disc in his neck ...  

ST. LOUIS — Since Adam Wainwright doesn't want to use his recovery from Tommy John surgery as a reason for his uncharacteristically slow start, his manager Mike Matheny gladly will instead. Wainwright allowed seven hits and four runs in five innings ...  

CHICAGO • Cardinals righty Adam Wainwright returns tonight to the scene of one of the biggest wins of his career still looking for the first win of this season. At Wrigley Field on Sept. 24, 2010, Wainwright pitched through telling elbow discomfort to ...  

ST. LOUIS _ There is a scar running near his right elbow that is all the explanation Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright needs for his ragged start to this season. No more than four inches long, it illustrates the patience that his coaches say is required ...  

They take it personally, too, when it's mentioned that there are no big names anymore. "What do you mean?" pitcher Adam Wainwright said with mock seriousness. "We don't have Carlos Beltran and Matt Holliday and Lance Berkman? Lance Berkman is a Hall of ...  

"If you look at our staff as a whole, we'll do a big job as a whole picking Carp up. He has done that for years. Time to return the favor," Wainwright said.The Cardinals announced Friday that Carpenter has nerve irritation that has led to weakness in his ...  

Wainwright completing amazing journey backMLB.comLOUIS -- Nearly 14 months removed from surgery and well past the point of concern about how Adam Wainwright's elbow would respond, there is still something holding him back. The reminder comes in the form of a seemingly innocuous question, ...and more »  

The bunting goes back into storage, ceremonial first pitches don't need to be flashy productions and—best ... Here are three: Sixteen months after Tommy John surgery, 49-year-old Jamie Moyer looks to become the oldest pitcher to win a game ...  

A lucky fan was about to win a truck, and Adam Wainwright thought it was pretty cool. Until the St. Louis Cardinals pitcher realized it was his white pickup being driven onto the field.  

When it was all over and the only thing left to complete the worst game of his professional life was the grim postmortem, Adam Wainwright took it like a man. We offered up excuses. We provided alibis. He accepted none of them. We wondered if it was the ...  

Associated Press | Jeff Roberson St. Louis starter Adam Wainwright delivers a pitch in the third inning against the Chicago Cubs Fridayin St. Louis. ST. LOUIS — A handful of Chicago Cubs players were on the field warming up during the St ...  

MILWAUKEE — Adam Wainwright walked away with confidence after his long ... It wasn't enough for the Cardinals, as Corey Hart homered twice and Zack Greinke pitched four-hit ball for seven innings. Greinke (1-0) continued the dominant form he showed ...  

Rickie Weeks homered while Aramis Ramirez and Carlos Gomez add RBI doubles for the Brewers, who rebounded after dropping Friday's season opener. Ryan Braun had a pair of doubles and drew a walk after going 0 for 5 on Friday. Greinke (1-0 ...  

Adam Wainwright had waited 572 days for this game ... Regrets about that. “I will be very good for this team.” The Cubs had a fifth-inning misstep when the Cardinals rallied fcr five runs. But the Chicago bullpen then closed out the triumph with ...  

Cardinals second baseman Daniel Descalso forces out Brewers baserunner Nyjer Morgan and throws to first base during the sixth inning Saturday in Milwaukee. MILWAUKEE -- Adam Wainwright walked away with confidence after his long-awaited return to the mound ...  

It just wasn't only the ace in a Cardinals jersey. Milwaukee starter Zack Greinke bested Adam Wainwright and defused the Cardinals' lineup in the Brewers' 6-0 victory. Greinke and two homers by Corey Hart ushered the defending World Series champions to ...  

The first point to bring up is that Adam Wainwright had his best start by far. After a leadoff double by David DeJesus to start the game that led to Chicago’s first run, Wainwright settled in from that point on. Proof that Wainwright may be ...  

MILWAUKEE • Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak considered Friday Adam Wainwright's spring training results, how the righthander made every start and showed sharpness after a year of rehab, and came to an unexpected conclusion. "It's almost to the ...  

MIAMI • Adam Wainwright was preparing to hit a drive Monday afternoon when he paused to scan a text message from his brother, Trey. The text was rather matter of fact: The San Francisco Giants had just signed righthanded starting pitcher Matt Cain, owner ...  

MIAMI • Adam Wainwright was preparing to hit a drive Monday afternoon when he paused to scan a text message from his brother, Trey. The text was rather matter of fact: The San Francisco Giants had just signed righthanded starting pitcher Matt Cain, owner ...  

In 2009 and 2010, Adam Wainwright was as good as just about any pitcher in baseball. He ranked third in adjusted ERA behind only Felix Hernandez and Roy Halladay. Only five guys threw more innings and only CC Sabathia won more games. He finished ...  

Berkman then proceeded to “give away” Wainwright’s Chevy Silverado to the fan, a cousin of David Freese who was in on the joke from the start. Freese’s cousin jumped right into the back of the truck and Berkman went on to drive it out of ...  

Adam Wainwright picks up where he left off and rejoins Clayton Kershaw and Tim Lincecum as one of the National League young guns and Cy Young Award favorites. Before his elbow gave out on him, Wainwright had reserved a seat with the elites. He finished ...  

ST. LOUIS -- We want this stuff to be seamless. We want the stars to seize their old status, even with the stitches still fresh. Fact is, it doesn't always work that way. And Adam Wainwright's brutal second start to this 2012 season -- a start ...  

Adam Wainwright's fastball averaged just 89 mph Saturday in his regular-season debut vs. the Brewers. Wainwright allowed three runs and lasted just 5 2/3 innings in the start. His fastball averaged 91.1 mph in 2010, before he underwent Tommy John ...  

Berkman, in uniform but not in the starting lineup, drove toward home plate and then to the front of the Cardinals' dugout, where he started honking the horn. Wainwright quickly ... the uncle of third baseman David Freese — kept the gag ...  

JUPITER, Fla. _ The Cardinals' Adam Wainwright, making the second of what is projected as three consecutive spring training starts against the Miami Marlins, will take a nine-inning scoreless streak into today's game here. Wainwright, who is expected to ...  

LOUIS—Adam Wainwright is finding out that the road back from Tommy John surgery ... (AP Photo) Wainwright also lost his first start at Milwaukee last Saturday but turned in a decent outing (three earned runs in 5 2/3 innings).  

JUPITER, Fla. -- After nearly a year of rehabilitation and several weeks of easing back into competition, Adam Wainwright declared himself ready to go after wrapping up Spring Training with a 75-pitch effort out on one of the back fields of the ...  

Until the St. Louis Cardinals pitcher realized it was his white pickup. Cardinals teammates Lance Berkman and Skip Schumaker pulled off an April Fools' Day prank Sunday that had Wainwright hoping at first that it was all just for laughs.  

Both runners moved into scoring position on pinch-hitter Steve Clevenger's 3-1 grounder before Mather won the game with a ground ball to center field. The Cardinals took two of three from the Cubs in St. Louis in mid-April and have won 11 of the past 17 ...  

Koyie Hill scored the other run and Lance Berkman contributed two doubles for the Cardinals, Starter Adam Wainwright continued his strong play after missing all of 2011, throwing five scoreless innings while giving up three hits. Wainwright has yet to ...  

(AP) - Adam Wainwright looked at himself in the mirror Sunday and ... "Everything is there. I'm throwing the ball where I want to." Wainwright, who missed the entire 2011 season after having elbow surgery, has started three games. He has allowed two ...  

Oakland starter Bartolo Colon picked up the win after striking out six and ... when the renamed Miami Marlins open their new ballpark against the World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals. In the meantime, the A’s and Mariners will resume ...  

JUPITER, Fla. -- Lance Berkman and several Cardinals teammates helped pull off a terrific April Fools' joke on Adam Wainwright during Sunday's game. The pranksters had the public address announcer give away a car to a fan, who, playing along ...  

The Cardinals (5-2) will play before the home fans for the first time this season when they face the Chicago Cubs (2-5 ... couple of Opening Days (in Miami and Cincinnati). Opening Day is fun, but not like when it's your own.  

(BaseballStL) -- The Cardinals take down the Tigers 9-5 at Roger Dean Stadium despite a subpar performance from Adam Wainwright ... which was causing him problems today. He said his ball was up all day long (even in the bullpen before coming ...  

Clad in red sportcoats, fellow Hall of Famers Lou Brock, Bob Gibson, Red Schoendienst, Whitey Herzog, Ozzie Smith and Bruce Sutter toured the Busch Stadium warning track on the back of flatbed trucks. The franchise showed off all four World ...  

JUPITER, Fla. -- Adam Wainwright took a major stride forward in getting regular-season ready on Friday afternoon. The right-hander, rebounding from Tommy John surgery, threw five scoreless innings, striking out five in the Cardinals' 2-1 win ...  

Clad in red sportcoats, fellow Hall of Famers Lou Brock, Bob Gibson, Red Schoendienst, Whitey Herzog, Ozzie Smith and Bruce Sutter toured the Busch Stadium warning track on the back of flatbed trucks. The franchise showed off its four World ...  

(AP) — A lucky fan was about to win a truck, and Adam Wainwright thought it was pretty cool ... had Wainwright hoping at first that it was all just for laughs. "As long as that's a joke, that is well done," Wainwright said.  

“I wanted to see who was driving,” Wainwright said. “I looked around (the dugout) and didn’t hear or see Lance, so … .” Meanwhile, Matt Griffin – the uncle of third baseman David Freese – kept the gag going in the stand  

Adam Wainwright struggled for 4 2-3 innings in his final tuneup against big league hitters as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Detroit Tigers 9-5 on Wednesday.  

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Before St. Louis' 9-5 victory over Detroit on Wednesday, pitcher Adam Wainwright felt he was ready for the start of the season.  

HOUSTON -- Adam Wainwright hasn't felt like himself this season in his return from elbow-ligament replacement surgery that cost him all of last...  

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) -- Before St. Louis' 9-5 victory over Detroit on Wednesday, pitcher Adam Wainwright felt he was ready for the start of the season.  

Tyler Greene hit a career-high two homers and drove in four runs, Adam Wainwright continued his dominance of the Astros and the St. Louis Cardinals got an 8-1 win over Houston on Sunday.  

Other big league teams start play April 4, when the renamed Miami Marlins open their new ballpark against the World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals.  

Before St. Louis' 9-5 victory over Detroit yesterday, pitcher Adam Wainwright felt he was ready for the start of the season.  

(AP) -- The St. Louis Cardinals are wasting no time honoring Tony La Russa, announcing they will retire their former manager's No. 10 later this month.  

A lucky fan was about to win a truck, and Adam Wainwright thought it was pretty cool.  

A lucky fan was about to win a truck, and Adam Wainwright thought it was pretty cool.  

The St. Louis Cardinals' Adam Wainwright finally earned his first win in 20 months despite not having his best stuff.