Louis Cardinals announced that they have activated Adam Wainwright from the 60-day disabled list.
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Pirates: Cervelli was treated between games by trainers after taking a foul ball off his left ear in the opener. The team continues to deal with injuries to the roster, but it is not stopping them from notching wins with the playoffs around the corner.
Lefthander Tyler Lyons picked up the win for the Cardinals, moving to 3-1 after pitching seven scoreless innings while allowing four hits, striking out five batters and walking none. St. Louis last won 100 games back in 2005.
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Carpenter led off the game with a triple to the gap in left-center, with normally sure handed Pittsburgh outfielders Starling Marte and Andrew McCutchen letting the ball scoot between them.
Rob Scahill got the last out in the eighth inning and then gave up a one-out two-run home run to Tony Cruz, his second of the season.
San Francisco’s Mike Leake pitched his first career shutout, guiding the Giants past the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-0. Incumbent center fielder Jon Jay never made it back from his offseason wrist surgery. It seems fitting St. Louis-which has been in first place since April 16-beat its closest challenger in a head-to-head showdown to clinch the crown.
The Pirates are expected to start right-hander Gerrit Cole, who won the first game of Wednesday’s doubleheader vs. the Cards.
St. Louis players jogged out of their dugout to the infield in a businesslike celebration of their fifth straight postseason berth.
“This was one of those seasons where guys feel it and when they push through it and are able to come out on top”, Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said.
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PITTSBURGH (AP) – The door from the visiting bullpen swung open and Adam Wainwright walked through it, heart racing but mind steady. As an electric cart carried him off the field, he managed a small wave to the crowd, which had come expecting a head-to-head showdown between the Pirates and the Cardinals for the National League Central title. The fact Wainwright was out there at all is nothing short of extraordinary. The three-time All-Star shredded his left Achilles on April 25 and was initially ruled out for the season.
Notebook: Polanco has a strong Game 1; Wainwright returns. We watched. There were times when we’d be disappointed because we’d played good baseball and we wouldn’t gain much ground.
Even Pirates manager Clint Hurdle was happy to see one of his team’s nemesis back on the mound.
“My wife and I were just staring at the TV in shock”, Cesario said Tuesday.
According to Major League Baseball’s concussion protocols, Piscotty must complete five levels of testing before he will be cleared to play.
Lyons, who has struggled while starting this season, didn’t let the cushion go to waste. “I shot him a text, PRAYING FOR YOU 55. Could be like a lot of other teams and not be in this situation”.
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One that should provide a boost to a team that already has the best record in the majors. The high school coach sent another text, this one to Piscotty’s parents in Pleasanton. “I don’t think anybody understands, none of us understand, exactly how it’s going to play out, what it’s going to look like, what that role’s going to be except that he’s an active part of the team now”.
