ST. LOUIS — In his 17th season with the Cardinals, Adam Wainwright scratched another team off his list Sunday. Facing the Minnesota Twins for only the second time in his career and first in more than 12 years, Wainwright posted a 7-3 victory, his first over the Twins, giving him 26 big-league teams he has conquered.
Only Baltimore, the New York Yankees and Texas (and, of course, the Cardinals) ave not been decisioned by Wainwright, who has 176 career wins. And, for one of the few times this season, the former Silver Slugger winner who is hitting only .029, was able to help himself at bat. That he hadn’t done more at the plate this year had been maddening to him.
Wainwright’s sacrifice helped set up a three-run second inning. And his 10-pitch at-bat in the fourth inning, with the crowd roaring on every foul ball, resulted in a smash to third baseman Luis Arraez, who made a good stop but then threw low to first as the Cardinals scored another run.
