ST. LOUIS — When the Cardinals need something, something sturdy, something reliable, some gust beneath their wings to pull them from doldrums, it’s been the same tandem there to lift them for an era.
A day after their former teammate Albert Pujols hit a home run in his first at-bat of a rare homecoming to Busch Stadium, Adam Wainwright and Yadier Molina, the greats who stayed, continued Wednesday the longest running two-man show on Clark Street. In their 301st start as a duo, Wainwright carried the Cardinals into the ninth inning — this time against one of the best teams in baseball — and Molina provided the bulk of the run support.
Molina’s two-run homer in the first inning staked Wainwright an early lead he shepherded, with some last-minute assistance, into a 5-4 victory at Busch Stadium.
