After late-season run, eliminated Cards head into offseason
It took the biggest winning streak in franchise history to get the St. Louis Cardinals into the playoffsOCTOBER 7, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
ADAM WAINWRIGHT #50 - PITCHER - ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
5-11 W-L •
1.90 WHIP •
7.40 ERA
5-11 W-L
1.90 WHIP
7.40 ERA
Allows one run in wild-card loss Wainwright threw 5.1 innings in Wednesday's wild-card loss to the Dodgers, giving up one run on four hits and two walks while striking out five.
Impact Wainwright hung with Max Scherzer and gave the underdog Cardinals a fighting chance, as the teams remained locked at 1-1 until Chris Taylor's two-out walkoff homer in the bottom of the ninth. The only run the Dodgers managed to score off the veteran came on a solo homer by Justin Turner in the fourth inning. Wainwright now owns a 2.83 ERA in 114.1 career postseason innings.
OCTOBER 7, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Chris Taylor's unlikely home run sinks Cardinals, keeps defending-champion Dodgers alive
The Dodgers are alive thanks to Chris Taylor, whose homer propelled the champs into an epic NLDS showdown, Pedro Moura writes.OCTOBER 7, 2021
After record streak, Cardinals undone by one hanging slider
That record winning streak in September meant little for the St. Louis Cardinals in a postseason that ended with one hanging sliderOCTOBER 7, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. St. Louis Cardinals Top Plays: Dodgers walk it off!
Chris Taylor's walk-off home run lifted the Dodgers to a 3-1 victory over the Cardinals and into the NLDS. See the top plays!OCTOBER 7, 2021
Dodgers vs Cardinals live updates: NL wild-card game news, start time, channel as Max Scherzer, Adam Wainwright face off The Los Angeles Dodgers host the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League wild-card game on Wednesday night, the second game of the 2021 M...
OCTOBER 6, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM
NL wild-card game: Six ways Cardinals vs. Dodgers could play out
Before the Cardinals take on the Dodgers in a one-game playoff, Jake Mintz examines the possibilities for this matchup.OCTOBER 6, 2021
LEADING OFF: 106-win Dodgers host Cards in NL wild-card game
The 106-win Los Angeles Dodgers put their season on the line in the NL wild-card game against the red-hot St. Louis CardinalsOCTOBER 6, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Los Angeles will face St. Louis in the NL wild-card game
The Dodgers will host the Cardinals in the one-game NL wild-card playoffOCTOBER 6, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wily veterans Wainwright, Scherzer meet in NL wild-card game
Neither the St. Louis Cardinals nor the Los Angeles Dodgers wanted to be playing in the NL wild-card gameOCTOBER 6, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
LEADING OFF: 106-win Dodgers host Cards in wild-card game
The 106-win Los Angeles Dodgers put their season on the line in the NL wild-card game against the red-hot St. Louis CardinalsOCTOBER 6, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
LEADING OFF: Start 'em up! Yankees vs Red Sox open playoffs
All these years later, the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox are set to meet again at Fenway Park in an all-or-nothing game Tuesday nightOCTOBER 4, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wainwright gets $17.5M from Cards in '22, over double '21
St. Louis pitcher Adam Wainwright is guaranteed $17.5 million under his 2022 contract with the Cardinals, more than double his $8 million salary this yearOCTOBER 4, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
No scramble, playoffs set: Yanks-Red Sox, Giants win West
The pairings for the baseball playoffs are all setOCTOBER 4, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Cubs edge Cardinals 3-2 in rain-shortened finale
Matt Duffy extended his hitting streak to a career-high 13 games with a pair of run-scoring singles to help the Chicago Cubs to a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday...OCTOBER 3, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
'I don't want to be anywhere else. Who am I kidding?' Adam Wainwright will return to the Cardinals in 2022 "Wait until they see what I do next," Wainwright said Friday. "That's what I'm trying to accomplish."
OCTOBER 2, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM
'I don't want to be anywhere else. Who am I kidding?': Why Adam Wainwright will return to the Cardinals in 2022 'Wait until they see what I do next,' Wainwright said on Friday. 'That's that's what I'm trying to accomplish.'
OCTOBER 2, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Harper homers, Suárez shuts down Marlins in Phils' 5-0 win
Bryce Harper had three hits including his 35th homer, Ranger Suárez pitched seven scoreless innings, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Miami Marlins 5-0OCTOBER 2, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wainwright, Cardinals get deal for 2022; ace starts WC game
Longtime St. Louis ace Adam Wainwright will return next season, the club announced five days ahead of his next big start for the CardinalsOCTOBER 2, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Adam Wainwright, 40, agrees to 1-year extension with Cardinals Wainwright is 17-7 in 32 starts this season and a key reason behind the Cardinals clinching the second NL wild-card spot.
OCTOBER 1, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Agrees to extension Wainwright agreed to a one-year extension with the Cardinals on Friday, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Impact Wainwright appeared to be fading as expected throughout his mid-to-late thirties before suddenly bouncing back over the last two seasons, posting a combined 3.08 ERA over 42 starts. While that number outpaces his peripherals, his 3.76 FIP and 3.95 xFIP both indicate that he's still very much a useful pitcher. Next year will be Wainwright's age-40 season, and it's likely that it will be his final one, as he indicated over the summer that he'd retire after the 2021 or 2022 season. Longtime teammate Yadier Molina also signed a one-year extension back in August with the intention of retiring after the year, so the battery mates will probably ride off into the sunset together.
OCTOBER 1, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
LEADING OFF: Brewers-Dodgers in possible playoff preview
Clayton Kershaw starts at Dodger Stadium against Milwaukee to begin a season-ending, three-game series in a possible playoff previewOCTOBER 1, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Rookie Carlson homers twice, Cardinals beat Brewers 4-3
Dylan Carlson homered twice, once from each side of the plate, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Quick hook: MLB's 200-inning club becomes even smaller
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler says he takes a lot of pride in topping 200 innings on the mound this seasonSEPTEMBER 30, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wainwright to start Wild Card game for Cardinals St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Shildt has named Adam Wainwright as the starter in the Wild Card game against either the Los Angeles Dodger...
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
