ST. LOUIS -- If there is any consolation to be gleaned from their 1/3 start, the St. Louis Cardinals can look to their starting rotation.
In their first 25 2/3 innings of the season, St. Louis starters Carlos Martinez, Adam Wainwright, Lance Lynn and Mike Leake have permitted five runs. Martinez and Leake each worked into or finished the eighth inning, and Wainwright's and Lynn's shorter outings were still effective.
Michael Wacha will try to complete a good first turn through the rotation while snapping a three-game losing streak Saturday when the Cardinals continue their weekend series with the Cincinnati Reds.