PITTSBURGH • The image imprinted on Adam Wainwright’s memory of young Michael Wacha forever has the Pittsburgh skyline in the background and a steely glare in his eye.
With Wainwright watching from the dugout at PNC Park and wondering if he would get a chance, just one chance, the chance to pitch the Cardinals into the National League championship series, Wacha made his postseason debut. He was what stood between the Cardinals and elimination in Game 4 of the NL division series against the host Pirates.
“So when I think about Michael Wacha, I think about Pittsburgh,” Wainwright said.