PITTSBURGH • Cardinals starter Adam Wainwright danced out of trouble in the first inning Sunday but not in the second inning as the Pittsburgh Pirates jumped to a 2-0 lead.
Gregory Polanco doubled to open the inning and moved to third on Josh Harrison’s groundout. Wainwright pitched around No. 8 hitter Jordy Mercer, walking him. But Francisco Liriano, the Pirates’ pitcher, grounded a single to right, driving in the first run of the major league season.
The umpires reviewed whether Mercer was hit by the ball and found that he wasn’t. Mercer made it to second on the play and scored the second run on John Jaso’s bloop single.