PITTSBURGH — Folks, there’s a new shortstop in town. His name is Sosa. There’s also an old sheriff who’s 40 years old (minus a few hours). You already know his name and badge number.
Making his third consecutive start in place of inconsistent Paul DeJong, rookie Edmundo Sosa, who had a career-high four hits, delivered a two-run triple in the second inning and a three-run triple in the third Saturday night at PNC Park. Cardinals right-hander Adam Wainwright, who will be 40 on Monday, normally doesn’t need that much support, especially when he’s faced the Pittsburgh Pirates this year, but he went about his business as if it were a scoreless game.
Wainwright, who had blanked the Pirates for his previous 19 innings, stifled them for seven more innings on three hits and no runs at PNC Park as the Cardinals rolled to a 13-0 victory. He was perfect for the first four frames before Colin Moran singled to center off a 72-mph curveball to open the Pittsburgh fifth.
