CINCINNATI • Although his pitch count was mounting, Adam Wainwright, pitching basically without a fastball _ he was topping out at 87-89 mph _ worked a scoreless second and third innings Sunday. But he had 88 pitches after three frames and needed two leaping catches by third baseman Greg Garcia and first baseman Matt Carpenter to prevent third-inning liners from becoming hits.
The Cardinals maintained a 4-3 lead after three.
CARDS SURGE AHEAD WITH FOUR IN SECOND
As quickly as Adam Wainwright surrendered three runs to the Cincinnati Reds in the first inning on Joey Votto’s homer, the Cardinals trashed Cincinnati starter Homer Bailey for four runs in the second Sunday.