Adam Wainwright yielded three runs over seven innings for his 18th win Monday against the Nationals. Oddly enough, the Cardinals' victory put NL Central rivals Cincinnati and Pittsburgh into the postseason, as it knocked the Nationals out of contention. Wainwright is scheduled to start Sunday, but that will probably change at some point. His regular season might be over at 18-9 with a 3.01 ERA.

Adam Wainwright is only penciled in to pitch Sunday in the Cardinals' regular-season finale. If the Cardinals can clinch the National League Central before Game 162, they'll likely rest Wainwright for Game 1 of the NLDS. So the ace right-hander could be making his final start of the 2013 regular season on Monday night against the Nationals. He is 17-9 with a 2.98 ERA, 1.08 WHIP and 209/34 K/BB ratio in 229 1/3 frames this year.

Adam Wainwright fired eight innings of one-run ball Friday in a no-decision against the Mariners. Wainwright was very solid, allowing six hits and two walks while fanning six batters. However, a solo homer by Mike Zunino in the fifth inning was enough to cost him a chance at the victory. While Waino hit a bit of a rough patch around the end of August, he has followed that up with back-to-back excellent starts. The Cardinals will hope for another big start from their ace next week when he faces the Rockies at Coors Field.

Adam Wainwright threw seven scoreless innings in the Cardinals' 5-0 win over the Pirates on Saturday. Reports of Wainwright's demise were greatly exaggerated. The right-hander struggled through two poor starts against the Reds his last two times out, but Wainwright allowed just two hits and two walks while striking out eight on Saturday. He looks to be just fine, and he's now 16-9 with a 3.03 ERA. He'll take on the Mariners in an interleague tilt on Friday.

Adam Wainwright was shelled for six earned runs in six innings Monday afternoon by the Reds. It was the second straight ugly outing for Wainwright, who has allowed 18 hits and 15 earned runs over his last eight innings. The right-hander is claiming to be healthy, but his fastball and cutter have been ineffective pitches of late and batters have been able to sit on his curveball. He'll look to bounce back next time out vs. Pittsburgh.

Adam Wainwright notched his NL-leading 15th victory Friday in a 3-1 complete game victory over the Braves. It was his major-league leading fifth complete game of the season. Wainwright scattered six hits (all of them singles) and no walks while striking out nine. He threw 128 pitches in the victory, which is the second-highest pitch total of his career. In any other year, he'd be right in the middle of the Cy Young conversation, but the Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw is on another planet right now. The Cardinals' ace will bring a 2.58 ERA into an important matchup against the Reds next week at home.

Adam Wainwright struck out 11 and yielded just one run over seven innings in Sunday's victory against the Cubs. He scattered five hits and walked just one in improving to 14-7. Wainwright's 11 whiffs were the most he's had in an outing since striking out 12 Brewers in a complete game shutout back in April. The right-hander is first in the NL in wins, second in innings pitched (189 2/3), third in strikeouts (173), fifth in ERA (2.66) and sixth in WHIP (1.04). The Cardinals are getting their money's worth on Wainwright's $12 million salary in 2013.

Adam Wainwright allowed three earned runs in seven innings Tuesday in a no-decision against the Pirates. The Cardinals didn't wrap up the 4-3 victory until the bottom of the 14th inning. Wainwright struggled early and then settled in late, tossing a total of 122 pitches over his seven frames. The right-hander has a 2.71 ERA and 1.05 WHIP in 25 starts this season.

Adam Wainwright was charged with four runs on eight hits and a walk over seven innings in Wednesday's loss to the Pirates. He struck out six. Wainwright wasn't super sharp, leaving some pitches up over the plate that led to single runs in the first, third, fourth and fifth innings. Though he hasn't blown up in any outings, Waino has now surrendered four earned runs in three of his last six starts. He'll try to bounce back next weekend at home against the Dodgers.

Adam Wainwright allowed four runs (three earned) over seven innings in a loss to the Braves on Friday. It was his first loss since June 23. Wainwright gave up seven hits (including a solo homer by Jason Heyward) and one walk while fanning eight batters. His ERA sits at 2.51 through 22 starts this season. He'll look for win No. 14 when he faces the Pirates next week in an important NL Central showdown.