In a space of five Pittsburgh Pirates hitters in the second inning Saturday, Cardinals righthander Adam Wainwright allowed four of them to reach base, clipping one in the helmet and walking another with the bases loaded. But just when it appeared the train was going off the rails, he righted it.
Wainwright proceeded to set down 14 of the next 15 hitters with just three balls leaving the infield. He finished his six-inning stint allowing just three singles and that one second-inning walk and the Cardinals scored four runs in the seventh and two more in the eighth to run off with a 9-1 victory at Busch Stadium.