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Waino’s 4 RBIs help Cardinals tie for top Wild Card
- Updated: September 21, 2016
DENVER — Behind a career-high four RBIs from Adam Wainwright, the Cardinals held on to a National League Wild Card spot with a 10-4 victory over the Rockies on Tuesday night at Coors Field. St. Louis and the Mets are tied for the top spot, while San Francisco could make it a three-way tie with a win over the Dodgers.
The Cardinals pummeled Rockies starter Jorge De La Rosa for eight runs (seven earned) over 4 2/3 innings in what may likely be his final start with the franchise.
Matt Adams got St. Louis on the board in the second with a homer to right field, and Wainwright helped his cause with a two-run double three batters later. Jedd Gyorko added a two-run homer in the fifth, and De La Rosa was chased when Randal Grichuk doubled in Adams in the frame. Reliever Eddie Butler couldn’t stop the bleeding, as Wainwright picked up two more RBIs on a single to right-center.
Wainwright earned his 12th win despite giving up a career-high-tying three home runs. Daniel Descalso went deep in the fourth, Charlie Blackmon homered in the fifth, and Gerardo Parra ended Wainwright’s night with a homer in the sixth. Cardinals relievers were effective for a second straight night, as they didn’t allow a run until the ninth …
