You didn’t think Michael Wacha was going to lose for the second time in a row, did you?
Wacha was unstoppable on Thursday as the St. Louis Cardinals began their current road trip with a 7-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium.
St. Louis gained a half-game on the idle Pittsburgh Pirates but couldn’t put more ground between itself and the Chicago Cubs, who downed the Washington Nationals 2-1.
Wacha improved to 8-1 overall as he scattered one earned run on five hits and lowered his earned run average to a robust 2.