With the exception of the end of last season, Cardinals righthander Adam Wainwright hasn’t been a reliever since he closed out the 2006 World Series final-game win over Detroit. But he has earned something of a save this weekend.
The Cardinals’ Winter Warm-Up will open Sunday at the Hyatt Regency St. Louis at the Arch after a one-day postponement for weather and event director Michael Hall allowed that there was a financial hit suffered when Saturday’s program couldn’t be offered. But, any financial loss won’t be as significant as anticipated because Wainwright, without even being summoned from the bullpen, has come to the rescue.