MILWAUKEE – Back at the ballpark that gave propulsion to a historic streak, the Cardinals could not muster that same magic to keep last year’s one lingering winning run going.
The Cardinals brought an 11-game winning streak on the road into their first road game of the 2022 regular season and saw it stop before it restarted. Milwaukee right-hander Brandon Woodruff rebounded from an awful start at Wrigley Field to welcome the Brewers faithful back to American Family Field with five shutout innings in the team’s home opener. A crowd of 42,794 attended Milwaukee’s 5-1 victory Thursday evening with many of them tailgating in high winds before the game.
Cardinals starter Adam Wainwright and catcher Yadier Molina made their 306th start together at the same place where they had their 300th. That vaulted them into a tie for the third-most starts as a battery in major-league history, matching Red Faber and Ray Schalk of the Chicago White Sox. The usual success Wainwright has had against the Brewers at their ballpark did not match the moment. The right-hander allowed four runs on eight hits through 4 1/3 innings. He struck out seven but complicated his innings with two walks, and Milwaukee notched a run against him in each of the first three innings.
