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Wainwright wins 20th as Cards blank Cubs
Sep 23, 2014 - 7:27 AM Chicago, IL (SportsNetwork.com) - Adam Wainwright pitched seven strong innings and the St. Louis Cardinals thumped the Chicago Cubs, 8-0, in the opener of a three-game set on Monday.Wainwright (20-9) won his fifth straight start to join Clayton Kershaw in the 20-win column this season. He allowed three hits and a walk while striking out eight.
"It's a notch on the belt for sure," Wainwright said.
The win allowed St. Louis to stay 2 1/2 games up on Pittsburgh for first place in the NL Central. Pittsburgh defeated Atlanta on Monday.
Jon Jay had two hits and drove in three runs, while Matt Adams went 2-for-5 with two RBI and a run scored in the win.
Travis Wood (8-13) gave up seven runs -- six earned -- on eight hits with a pair of walks and eight strikeouts over five innings for the Cubs, who have lost four of five.
St. Louis took charge of the game in the fourth inning. Randal Grichuk and Matt Holliday singled to start the frame and Jhonny Peralta drove in the first run with a double. Yadier Molina followed with an RBI single and Jay brought home two more with a base hit for a 4-0 lead.
In the fifth, Matt Carpenter led off with a walk, moved to second on a flyout and scored on a Holliday single. Peralta then walked and both runners moved up a bag on a Molina groundout before Adams punched a single to center to knock in both for a 7-0 lead.
Wainwright got into a bit of a jam in the seventh, when back-to-back two-out singles from Luis Valbuena and Welington Castillo put a man in scoring position. Wainwright, though, got Arismendy Alcantara to ground out and end the frame.
"He's one of the best," Cubs manager Rick Renteria said. "He had his curveball working very, very well today."
Jay singled home another run in the eighth for an 8-0 lead.
Game Notes
St. Louis has won 10 of the 17 games with the Chicago this season ... Wainwright went 3-1 in five starts against the Cubs this season ... Wood went 2-1 in five starts against the Cardinals this season.
- ST. LOUIS: 8
CHICAGO: 0
Final
Sep 22 11:07 PM - Jon Jay single to right scored Matt Adams. Runner on first with none out and Pete Kozma due up.
Cardinals 8, Cubs 0 Top 8, 0 OutsSep 22 10:32 PM - Matt Adams single to center scored Matt Holliday and Jhonny Peralta. Runner on first with two outs and Jon Jay due up.
Cardinals 7, Cubs 0 Top 5, 2 OutsSep 22 9:41 PM - Matt Holliday single to right scored Matt Carpenter. Runner on first with one out and Jhonny Peralta due up.
Cardinals 5, Cubs 0 Top 5, 1 OutSep 22 9:35 PM - Jon Jay single to center scored Jhonny Peralta and Yadier Molina. On the play, Jon Jay advanced to second on the throw. Runner on second with one out and Pete Kozma due up.
Cardinals 4, Cubs 0 Top 4, 1 OutSep 22 9:08 PM - Yadier Molina single to right scored Matt Holliday. On the play, Yadier Molina advances to second on Jorge Soler's throwing error and Jhonny Peralta advances to third. Runners on second and third with none out and Matt Adams due up.
Cardinals 2, Cubs 0 Top 4, 0 OutsSep 22 9:06 PM - Jhonny Peralta double to left scored Randal Grichuk. On the play, Matt Holliday advances to third. Runners on second and third with none out and Yadier Molina due up.
Cardinals 1, Cubs 0 Top 4, 0 OutsSep 22 9:03 PM - ST. LOUIS: 0
CHICAGO: 0
Top 1, 0 Outs
Sep 22 8:06 PM
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