ATLANTA (AP) — Adam Wainwright struck out 11 and pitched a three-hitter, sending the St. Louis Cardinals over the Atlanta Braves 9-1 Sunday in the first game of a day-night doubleheader.
Nolan Arenado hit a two-run homer off Bryse Wilson in the first and Paul Goldschmidt added a three-run shot off Josh Tomlin in the fifth of the seven-inning game.
The 39-year-old Wainwright (5-5) didn’t allow a hit until the fourth, when Freddie Freeman singled.
Wainwright struck out slugger Ronald Acuña Jr. with a runner at second to end the fifth and St.