Adam Wainwright’s first start was not ideal. He was more or less shelled by Pittsburgh to the tune of 4 runs over 4 innings and only 3 Ks. He rebounded fantastically though on Sunday by dominating a fairly good Padres lineup in a St. Louis Cardinals win. 6 innings, 5 hits, no walks, 1 run, and 9 strikeouts. He was vintage Waino, with his velocity higher than we’ve seen it in a while.
Wainwright was averaging low 90s with his fastball, which represented a marked improvement over his first start wherein he barely reached 90.