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Cardinals get a vintage performance from Adam Wainwright
- Updated: May 19, 2016
11:56 PM ET
ST. LOUIS — Adam Wainwright’s first inning looked familiar. The first batter of the game, Charlie Blackmon, lined a deep drive into the right-center field gap, a hit that glanced off Randal Grichuk’s glove for a triple. Much of Wainwright’s first two months have been spent watching balls dive-bomb into gaps, slam off walls and elude the grasp of his fielders.
Adam Wainwright improved to 4-3 and his ERA fell to 5.92 with Wednesday’s win over the Rockies. Jeff Curry/USA TODAY Sports
But something new and something vintage helped change the course of Wainwright’s evening in the early innings of the St. Louis Cardinals’ 2-0 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday. The team can only hope it will change the course of Wainwright’s season as well.
First, Wainwright finally got a bit of good luck. With nobody out, Blackmon inexplicably broke for home on a routine grounder to third baseman Matt …
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