The Cardinals will go into Boston’s Fenway Park as a first-place team for the first time since the 2013 World Series when they start a series with the Red Sox Friday night. Oliver Marmol’s team took over first place in the National League Central Division on the just-completed 5-2 homestand as Milwaukee faltered.
On Friday night, Adam Wainwright, who suffered two losses in that World Series, the only one in which he has started a game and a Series he laments, will match up against longtime teammate Michael Wacha. The Cardinals are the only team Wacha (4-1) hasn’t faced.