Takeaways from St. Louis Cardinals series against Diamondbacks

Miles Mikolas #39 of the St. Louis Cardinals pitches against the New York Mets at Busch Stadium on April 25, 2022 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Joe Puetz/Getty Images)
Miles Mikolas #39 of the St. Louis Cardinals pitches against the New York Mets at Busch Stadium on April 25, 2022 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Joe Puetz/Getty Images)
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ST LOUIS, MO – APRIL 29: Adam Wainwright #50 of the St. Louis Cardinals pitches against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the third inning at Busch Stadium on April 29, 2022 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Joe Puetz/Getty Images)
ST LOUIS, MO – APRIL 29: Adam Wainwright #50 of the St. Louis Cardinals pitches against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the third inning at Busch Stadium on April 29, 2022 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Joe Puetz/Getty Images)

The Ugly

Adam Wainwright is 2-3 on the season after Friday’s outing that included six innings pitched, giving up four hits, three earned runs, and five walks. This was Wainwright’s 309th start alongside Yadier Molina.

He was able to strike out four. T.J. McFarland pitched a third of an inning, giving up a hit, two runs, and a walk. Andre Pallante pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up a hit while striking out one. Kodi Whitley pitched an inning giving up three hits, and one run. He did strike out two. Nick Wittgren pitched the final inning, striking out one.

On Sunday, Jordan Hicks pitched 3.1 innings, giving up two hits, and two walks. He gave up two home runs including one to Jordan Luplow and one to Christian Walker. He did strike out four batters. Pallante had a rough outing going 1.2 innings, giving up two hits, and striking out one. He did give up a home run to Nick Ahmed. He did strike out one. Nick Wittgren pitched an inning but did give up a hit and one run while striking out one. Genesis Cabrera pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up a hit, a walk, and the second home run of the game to Luplow.

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