CHICAGO -- If that was indeed the final moment, the final pitch of Adam Wainwright's career as a Cardinal, it was summed up with symmetry. A right-hander who boasted one of the best curveballs of his generation, and threw one of the biggest in franchise history, ended his five-inning start at Wrigley Field with one more.
Fittingly, Javier Baez swung and missed.
But Friday afternoon had few other sweet endings for the Cardinals, who had hoped to increase the chances of another Wainwright start by extending their own season.