WASHINGTON (AP) – Adam Wainwright pitched neatly into the seventh inning,
helping himself by kicking the ball over to first for a key out, and the St.
Louis Cardinals beat the Washington Nationals 3-2 on Tuesday night.
Harrison Bader drove in two runs and Kolten Wong had two hits as NL
Central-leading St. Louis earned its fourth straight victory. It was the
Cardinals’ 18th win in April, matching a team record set in 2008.
Wainwright (3-2) allowed two runs and six hits in 6 1/3 innings. He struck out
five and walked two.
The Nationals had a chance to score first in the second inning, loading the
bases with two out. Pitcher Anibal Sanchez then hit a comebacker that Wainwright
inadvertently kicked over to Paul Goldschmidt for the easy out.
The 37-year-old Wainwright grinned as he walked off the mound.
Game three of the four-game series is Wednesday night. Miles Mikolas (2-2) starts
for the Cardinals while Max Scherzer (2-3) goes for the Nationals. Game time
is 6:05 with the pre-game at 5:10 on KTLO-AM.
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