Adam Wainwright came up big for the Cardinals both on the mound and at the plate as St. Louis took the second game of their series against the Brewers 5-4 last night. Wainwright earned his second win of the year by allowing 2 runs (1 earned) over 7 2/3 innings, allowing 5 hits and striking out 6 to go along with a solo homerun in the 2nd inning.
The Cards took the early lead on a 2 run double by Albert Pujols, then Wainwright extended the lead with his solo shot in the 2nd. The Brewers were able to get 2 runs on the board only to have Skip Shumaker rip his first homerun of the year on a solo shot in the 5th. Wainwright got into a jam in the 8th and handed the ball to Randy Flores, who struck out Milwaukee slugger Prince Fielder with 2 on in a 5-2 game. Jason Isringhausen allowed 2 runs in the 9th but was able to hold on to preserve the 5-4 victory and lock up his 6th save of the year.
Skip Shumaker was 2-4 on the day with an RBI, 2 runs scored, and a stolen base. Catcher Yadier Molina and Adam Kennedy were each 2-4, while Wainwright was 2-3 with an RBI. Albert Pujols continued his strong start with a 1-4, 2 RBI day, putting his average at .367 on the year.
The Cards will try to sweep the series against their Central Division foes today at 1:15pm (Central time), as they send Kyle Lohse (2-0, 1.04 ERA) to face Brewers’ lefty Manny Parra (1-1, 4.82 ERA).
