ST. LOUIS -- There was a purpose, Adam Wainwright insists, behind the wild pitch that has already been uploaded onto blooper reels and turned into instant social media fodder. For Wainwright, it was all about safety first.
The spiked fastball -- which Wainwright said "has to be one of the worst pitches of all time" -- bounced in the grass about halfway between the mound and catcher Yadier Molina before skipping to the backstop. It was so far off line that it caught everyone off guard, including two Cubs baserunners, who appeared to do a double take before advancing a base.