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Adam Wainright solid in first start from the DL Adam Wainwright worked six dominant innings in his first start since early June, and The right-hander, who successfully lobbied against a fourth rehab stint earlier in the week, appeared in midseason form while allowing five hits with four strikeouts and a walk. Wainwright (7-3) had been out with a sprained middle finger on his right hand. The Cardinals had been on the fence whether to plug Wainwright, their opening-day starter, into the rotation or as the closer. Rookie Chris Perez made the decision easier, going 4-for-4 in save situations since his call-up earlier this month, and the Cardinals ramped up Wainwright's pitch count during his rehab stint.
Wainwright justified the decision by breezing through a reeling lineup that has lost 11 of 12, needing only 72 pitches. Wainwright, who lives in St. Simons, Ga., and was a first-round pick of the Braves in 2000, is 3-0 with a 1.13 ERA in six career appearances against his old team.
Joel Pineiro and Todd Wellemeyer are cleared to rejoin the team after suffering from injuries. Brad Thompson also made his first rehab start at Triple-A Memphis.
Pineiro has been on the DL since May 21 with a right groin strain and likely will be activated this week. Wellemeyer experienced right elbow inflammation after his Thursday start at Washington and will rejoin the starting rotation immediately.
"All-in-all, the news is favorable on three of the four players," Cardinals general ma...
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With a number of pitchers already on the disabled list, the Cardinals got more bad news on Monday night and will have to place Adam Wainwright on the DL. Wainwright, who will officially go on the DL on Tuesday, is suffering from a finger sprain. The Cardinals' de facto ace injured his right middle finger while pitching against the Houston Astros on Saturday.
Wainwright said he felt a little pain in his finger prior to the start. He had to be taken out in the sixth inning while pitching to Da...
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Brad Thompson's first rehab start did not go as well as he had hoped. Making his first appearance in a game since April 22, Thompson lasted 3 2/3 innings and gave up four runs on five hits. Only scheduled to throw 45 pitches, Thompson threw 52 pitches -- only 29 of them were strikes.
"I got a lot of ground balls, which is nice," Thompson said. "I left a few pitches up and they took advantage of it, but all in all, I have to take it as a positive step."
The Cardinals placed Thompson on th...
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Jim Edmonds wasn't out of work long. The Chicago Cubs agreed to a contract with the 37-year-old outfielder on Wednesday, five days after he was released by the San Diego Padres. "Hopefully Jimmy still has something left and it was just a bad start," general manager Jim Hendry said. Reed Johnson has performed well in center and Hendry said Edmonds will have to earn playing time.
"The game is full of history of people that a lot of people were willing to write off and they had a change of scene...
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The 2008 National League Central turns out to be a much tougher neighborhood than originally imagined. At the end of April, when you total the records of the division's top three teams -- the Cubs, the Cardinals, the Brewers -- their combined 50-33 mark is better than the top three teams of any other division.
The early-season success of the Cardinals, particularly how effectively they have pitched without Chris Carpenter and Mark Mulder, could fairly be characterized as surprising. But there...
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Apparently, Brandon Backe and Albert Pujols aren't the best of friends. They've never liked each other, but until Wednesday, that was one of the better-kept secrets surrounding the mostly friendly rivalry between the Astros and Cardinals.
Pujols and Backe exchanged words as the Astros exited the field during batting practice prior to the series finale at Minute Maid Park. Pujols stopped Backe as the two crossed paths near first base, and, according to Backe, expressed his dissatisfaction that...
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