Adam Wainwright tossed 8 1/3 scoreless innings Tuesday as the Cardinals blanked the Nationals 2-0. Wainwright was locked in all evening, tallying nine strikeouts against one walk and five hits. He nearly tallied his second shutout of the season but Cardinals manager Mike Matheny opted to pull him at 113 pitches. Edward Mujica was able to close it out. Wainwright is now 4-1 with a 1.93 ERA, 0.99 WHIP and 37/1 K/BB ratio in 37 1/3 innings this season.