The St. Louis Cardinals didnt’ have any problems with the Houston Astros on Wednesday night as they came away with a 6-1 victory. The game was a huge win for the Cardinals as they are now one full game ahead of the Astros in the standings.
Adam Wainwright tossed eight strong innings as he gave up three hits and one run to pick up the win. Wainwright is now 5-2 on the season. Chris Perez threw the ninth inning for the Cardinals and allowed one hit but zero runs.
Yadier Molina and Cesar Izturis both had two rbi in the game to lead the Cardinals at the plate. Ryan Ludwick also helped out with one rbi.
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