St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Adam Wainwright pitched well in Sunday's win over the Colorado Rockies, pitching into the ninth inning. He ended up pitching 8 1/3 innings, allowing no runs on three hits and three walks, striking out five. The win boosted his record to 2-3 and lowered his ERA to 3.80. Wainwright has shown that he definitely still "has it" and should continue to be a solid fantasy contributor throughout the season.

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Adam Wainwright (COVID-19 protocols) has been placed on the COVID-19 injured list, according to Katie Woo of The Athletic. Wainwright was placed on the injured list as a precaution after he had a family member test positive for COVID-19. Woo reports that Wainwright will not travel to Pittsburgh, but the team is hopeful he should return by Monday. After a rough first start in which he only lasted 2 2/3 innings against the Reds, Wainwright has looked good on ...

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Adam Wainwright took a complete-game loss in Monday's game against the Philadelphia Phillies. Wainwright pitched all nine innings, allowing two runs on six hits while striking out eight without issuing a walk. Wainwright got through the whole game with 107 pitches -- 75 for strikes. Both runs scored on solo home runs from Phillies hitters. It was a strong pitching performance from the veteran righty, who unfortunately fell to 0-3 on the season, but he did ...

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Adam Wainwright was excellent in Tuesday's start against the Washington Nationals. Wainwright threw seven innings, allowing just one run on five hits and one walk while striking out 10. The only run Wainwright allowed was a sixth inning solo home run off the bat of Josh Bell. He threw an even 100 pitches, 62 for strikes. Unfortunately, the bullpen blew the game and Wainwright did not earn a win for his efforts. He did lower his ERA to 5.03 though. He'll ...

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Adam Wainwright had mixed results in Wednesday's start against the Washington Nationals. Wainwright ended up taking the loss, dropping his record to 0-2. He pitched five innings, allowing four runs (three earned) on seven hits and two walks. He got away with all those base runners with some timely strikeouts, seven in total. Wainwright threw 85 pitches, 56 for strikes, lowering his ERA to 7.11. Wainwright is not off to the start he or the Cardinals wanted, ...

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Adam Wainwright got his 2021 season off to a rough start on Saturday. He lasted just 2 2/3 innings, allowing six runs on seven hits and a walk while striking out just one. Wainwright threw just 56 pitches and actually got through the first two innings without allowing a run, but everything fell apart in the third. Wainwright was good last year and good again this spring, so this is likely just a blip on the radar. Wainwright should be better next time out ...

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Adam Wainwright pitched just 2 2/3 innings in Monday's Grapefruit League game. He was scheduled to pitch just three innings anyway, but ended up being taken out after allowing two runs on three hits and a walk after 47 pitches. Wainwright is set to pitch the second game of the season, following Jack Flaherty's Opening Day start. While he's not the same Adam Wainwright he was 10 years ago, he's shown to be more than good enough still to provide solid innings...

St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Shildt named the members of his starting rotation on Saturday. With several injuries to members of their pitching staff, especially Miles Mikolas (shoulder) and Kwang Hyun Kim (back), it was unclear who would be in the rotation to start the season. Saturday's announcement cleared that up. The first five games of the season will be started by Jack Flaherty, Adam Wainwright, Carlos Martinez, Daniel Ponce de Leon, and John Gant. Flaherty has the most upside, of ...

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Jack Flaherty will be the Opening Day starter against the Reds on April 1, and he will be followed in the rotation by Adam Wainwright, Carlos Martinez, Daniel Ponce de Leon and John Gant, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Flaherty, Wainwright and Martinez will have good matchups in the opening series, as they will take on a Reds offense that was tied for the sixth-highest strikeout rate (25.2 percent) and had the worst average (.212) last ...

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Adam Wainwright appears to be the likely starter for St. Louis in their home opener on April 8, according to Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Dispatch-Post. Goold says that the team has not officially told Wainwright yet, but manager Mike Shildt said that it was "a strong possibility" that he will take the mound against the Brewers. Last season, Wainwright posted his best numbers since 2015, finishing with a 3.15 ERA and 1.051 WHIP in 65 2/3 innings. He made ...