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Errors don't help Wainwright's cause in loss
(MLB.com)
St. Louis starter Adam Wainwright knows he'll get there. He knows things will start going his way. He just wishes it would happen sooner rather than later.
Wainwright, who is still recovering from last year's Tommy John surgery, took another step forward, pitching well enough to give the Cardinals a chance to win -- a chance the Cardinals wasted in a 7-5 setback to the San Francisco Giants on Thursday.
"I'm seeing progression, but I'm making it harder than it needs to be," Wainwright said. "It was a tough wind and I had to make adjustments on the fly. I also had a lot of deep counts."
Wainwright won't be making any excuses, though he senses that it's about time something right comes his way.
"I'm still working out the kinks a little bit," Wainwright said. "If the plate was four inches wider, I would have made a lot of good of pitches. My mindset has to be on attacking hitters more."
Wainwright (2-5) still hasn't beaten the Giants in five career starts, and he probably deserved a better fate after giving up five runs, two earned, on six hits over 5 2/3 innings. He walked four and struck out one.
"I threw a lot of really close pitches that were called balls," Wainwright said. "It's just a matter of fine-tuning it. My stuff was not bad and my fastball command was almost good. I'm certainly going through a wrestling match every time I take the ball, it seems like."
Wainwright also felt better about his mechanics but is somewhat frustrated he's not back to where he was before missing all of last year. The right-hander won 39 games in 2009 and 2010.
"It's progressing," he said. ... [ More ]
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Craig, McClellan to land on DL
(STLToday.com) The Cardinals anticipate making two roster moves prior to Friday's series opener against the Los Angeles Dodgers:
Outfielder-first baseman Allen Craig will land on the disabled list due to a left hamstring strain suffered during Wednesday night's win against the San Francisco Giants.
And reliever Kyle McClellan may be lost for a far longer period after leaving Thursday's seventh inning with right elbow pain.
Though Craig insisted before the Cardinals' 7-5 ... [ More ]
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Sore hamstring sidelines productive Craig
(MLB.com) Allen Craig was not in the starting lineup Thursday because of a sore hamstring sustained during Wednesday night's victory over the San Francisco Giants.
Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said Craig would not be available and remains a "day to day" situation.
Craig has already suffered through his share of setbacks since undergoing surgery last June to repair a fractured kneecap. He missed two months last season and then missed the first 22 games this year with a right knee ... [ More ]
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Jon Jay
Still limited by the right shoulder he sprained last month, Jon Jay is headed to the 15-day disabled list, hopeful that the down time will allow the ... -- MLB.com
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