MILWAUKEE • Adam Wainwright left the field, barely under his own power, refusing manager Mike Matheny’s determined desire to help him.
“I was grabbing him. He was fighting me the whole time,” said Matheny. “I told him I just about grabbed him and fireman-carried him off the field.”
But Matt Holliday, finally supplying some power, left the ball park Saturday night as the Cardinals survived what appears to be a serious ankle injury to their pitching ace to roll to their ninth victory in 10 games, dispatching the sagging Milwaukee Brewers 5-3 at Miller Park.