Adam Wainwright pitched seven spotless innings with longtime catcher Yadier Molina back behind the plate, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 6-0 on Tuesday night.
Paul Goldschmidt homered and drove in three runs to lead the St. Louis offense. Dylan Carlson hit a two-run shot and made a nice catch in center field. Nolan Arenado also went deep.
Wainwright allowed six hits and struck out four without a walk. Molina flashed his Gold Glove form by throwing out Rafael Ortega attempting to steal second in the first inning. Molina last caught Wainwright on June 11 against Cincinnati. Wainwright made eight starts without Molina behind the plate from June 17 to July 27, going 2-4 with a 3.93 ERA.A three-run fifth put St. Louis up 5-0. Carlson’s homer came after Tommy Edman led off with a walk. With one out, Goldschmidt hit his 25th homer.Cubs starter Keegan Thompson gave up five runs and 10 hits in 4 2/3 innings.After finishing the first inning, Wainwright reached 2,500 innings for his career.
Cardinals: Activated Molina from the 10-day injured list. ... Optioned RHP Junior Fernández to Triple-A Memphis. ... Designated C Austin Romine for assignment.Cardinals SS Paul DeJong turned 29 and celebrated by returning to the lineup at Busch Stadium. DeJong, an All-Star in 2019, was sent to Triple-A Memphis on May 10. He was recalled Saturday when the Cardinals played in Washington.Cubs: Placed LHP Steven Brault on the COVID-19 injured list. ...
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