On Monday night Adam Wainwright threw an absolute gem.
Nine innings. Two earned runs. 8 strikeouts. No walks. He took the loss but pin that blame on an offense stymied by just-a-bit-better stuff from the Phillies’ Zach Wheeler.
The start before that Wainwright was just as good. He was removed after 7 innings having given up 1 run with 1 walk and 10 Ks. The Cards lost that game because Patrick Corbin happened.
Wainwright’s season stats don’t look that spectacular yet. His era is just above 4.00. He has three losses and no wins on the season.