Wainwright ends the year having won each of his last six decisions, dating back to June 7. It's been an injury-plagued, yet promising campaign for Wainwright, who'll finish the season with a 3.20 ERA and a 91/34 K/BB ratio over 132 innings.

Shaking off five walks, Adam Wainwright held the Diamondbacks to two runs over six innings in a win Wednesday. As usual, Arizona failed to capitalize on plenty of chances to score. Wainwright allowed seven hits to go along with the five walks. He also hit a batter and threw a wild pitch. Still, the Diamondbacks scored just twice off them, with one of the runs coming on a double play. Wainwright concludes the season 11-3 with a 3.20 ERA.

The Associated Press reports St. Louis Cardinals SP Adam Wainwright gave up seven hits while walking five in seven innings Wednesday, Sept. 24. He is 7-1 at home this year and has won his last six decisions. Wainwright has not lost since June 2.

News: Adam Wainwright pitched out of two bases-loaded jams and the St. Louis Cardinals beat Arizona 4-2 on Wednesday night to dampen the Diamondbacks' playoff hopes. Wainwright (11-3) pitched into the seventh inning, allowing seven hits and five walks. Wainwright, 7-1 at home this year, has won his last six decisions and hasn't lost since June 2. He was sidelined from June 8 to Aug. 22 by a middle finger sprain.

Analysis: Wainwright has been injury prone this season but he has also emerged as a potential ace for the Cardinals. His 2008 is over but he heads into 2009 as a No. 2 or No. 3 Fantasy option as a starter

Adam Wainwright will finish the year 11-3 after Wednesday night's victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks. It was a shaky outing for Wainwright who lasted six innings, walked five and gave up seven hits.Wainwright missed two-plus months of the season, otherwise he would have been one of the best fantasy pitchers going. He finishes the year with a 3.20 ERA and has certified his reputation as the Cardinals' ace.

Steve Gilbert, of MLB.com, reports the St. Louis Cardinals are 14-5 in games that SP Adam Wainwright starts this season.

MLB.com reports St. Louis Cardinals SP Adam Wainwright (10-3, 3.21 ERA) will start Wednesday, Sept. 24, against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

News: Adam Wainwright allowed two runs and four hits over five innings for St. Louis Friday at Chicago in his 10th win of the season. He struck out five while walking three, and the Cardinals supported him with 18 hits.

Analysis: That was plenty for Wainwright, who was 0-3 with a 6.44 ERA in 14 previous appearances and five starts against Chicago. He hasn't been eating up a lot of innings other than his eight-inning start against Florida on Sept. 7, but is still productive enough to consider using as a fourth starter in mixed formats down the stretch. His next start comes Wednesday against Arizona

Andrew Seligman, of The Associated Press, reports St. Louis Cardinals SP Adam Wainwright earned the win Friday, Sept. 19, giving up two runs and four hits in five innings. Wainwright was 0-3 with a 6.44 ERA in 14 previous outings against the Chicago Cubs.

MLB.com reports St. Louis Cardinals SP Adam Wainwright (9-3, 3.20 ERA) received the start Friday, Sept. 19, against the Chicago Cubs.

Cubs.MLB.com's Carrie Muskat reports Chicago Cubs 1B Derrek Lee is hitting just .214 lifetime against St. Louis Cardinals SP Adam Wainwright.

Cubs.MLB.com's Carrie Muskat reports Chicago Cubs C Geovany Soto (.357), 3B Aramis Ramirez (.368) and SS Ryan Theriot (.375) have all hit St. Louis Cardinals SP Adam Wainwright well in their career.

Adam Wainwright was rocked for six earned runs on nine hits over four innings of work in Saturday's 7-6 loss to the Pirates, with two walks and three strikeouts. He also went 2-for-3 at the plate with a run scored.Wainwright was dealt a no decision, and his ERA jumps from 2.85 to 3.20. He is 4-0 over his last six starts, and has allowed two or less runs in each game over the span. He has only taken three losses over 18 starts, and should bounce back fine in his next outing.

Adam Wainwright was charged with six runs in four-plus innings Saturday against the Pirates. Wainwright seemed to bounce back well after loading the bases with no outs in the first. He gave up a pair of runs on sac flies then, but he didn't face more than four batters in any of the following three innings. Unfortunately, the fifth was a disaster. After a leadoff bunt single, he allowed a clean single to right, two doubles and then another single. Four runs were already in by the time Russ Springer replaced him. It was the first time all year that he didn't go at least five innings.

News: Neither starting pitcher threw well on Saturday in the Cardinals-Pirates game and both suffered no decisions. Cardinals SP Adam Wainwright allowed six runs on nine hits over just four innings. He walked two and had three K's.

Analysis: Saturday was far and away Wainwright's worst outing in a while. He came into the game 5-1 over his last eight starts and the loss was an 8-inning performance. Disregard the poor outing Saturday and continue to view him as a must-start in all Fantasy leagues. His next scheduled start comes Friday at the Cubs

St. Louis Cardinals SP Adam Wainwright (9-3, 2.85 ERA) will start Saturday, Sept. 13, against the Pittsburgh Pirates, according to The Associated Press. He is 3-0 with a 1.78 ERA since returning from the disabled list, and is 3-2 with a 4.70 ERA in ten career appearances versus Pittsburgh, six of which were starts.

With Kyle Lohse out serving his five game suspension, Brad Thompson will make a spot start on Friday, according to MLB Blogs. Adam Wainwright will start on Saturday and Joel Pineiro will make the Sunday start against the Pirates.Thompson has been a merely average hurler this season with a 4.61 ERA and a 1.39 WHIP over 54.2 innings, but he is the best option for a club that has basically patched together its starting rotation for most of the season.

The Associated Press’ R.B. Fallstrom reports St. Louis Cardinals SP Adam Wainwright won his ninth game of the year Sunday, Sept. 7, as he gave up just one earned run on six hits and a walk in eight innings while fanning six. He is now 9-3 with a 2.85 ERA, and has gone 3-0 with a 1.78 ERA in four starts since coming off the disabled list.

Adam Wainwright surrendered just one run in eight innings to beat the Marlins. He struck out six, walked just one, and yielded six hits. The lone run came on a homer by Mike Jacobs. Wainwright has looked strong in all four starts since returning from the disabled list, so the sprained right finger that sidelined him for two and a half months doesn't appear to be an issue any longer.

Wainwright just continues to baffle opposing hitters, going 3-0 with a minuscule 1.78 ERA over his four starts back from the disabled list. He'll look to keep it up when he takes his 2.85 ERA to PNC Park for a divisional date with the Pirates next.

Adam Wainwright had a great outing against the Marlins, throwing eight innings and allowing just one run on six hits while striking out six in the Cardinals 3-1 win.Since coming back from the DL, Wainwright is 3-0 with a 1.43 ERA in four starts. His fantasy stock for 2009 goes up with each outing.

News: The Sports Xchange notes that Adam Wainright will be jumped ahead of RHP Joel Pineiro to pitch the series finale on Sunday. Pineiro, who will have made just one start in 26 days, will be pushed back to open a series next weekend in Pittsburgh.

Analysis: Wainwright hasn't gone more than six innings in any of his three starts since returning from a sprained middle finger on his right hand. He has a 2.08 ERA during that stretch, though, and again looks like a must-start in all leagues. He now gets a second start in this scoring period, but loses his two-start status in the upcoming scoring period

The St. Louis Cardinals may push pitcher Adam Wainwright's next start back a day so he can pitch the first game in a series with the Chicago Cubs, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.This move would allow the Cardinals to use their two best pitchers, Wainwright and Lohse, in the Cubs series. Though they are realistically out of the division race, it wouldn't hurt having their ace go up against the Cubs powerful lineup.

The Associated Press reports St. Louis Cardinals SP Adam Wainwright (back) was bothered by back spasms in the hotel before his start Tuesday, Sept. 2, and needed therapy before the game. He said his back stiffened up when he ran the bases in the fifth inning and left the game soon after. "I do this several times a year so I knew I could get through it," he said. "It kind of works in my favor because there is no way I can pop out of my pitches too early. I made sure I stayed through my delivery the whole time."

The Associated Press reports St. Louis Cardinals SP Adam Wainwright, pitching in just his third start since returning from 2 1/2 months on the disabled list with a finger sprain, shut out the Arizona Diamondbacks through five innings. He struck out seven and walked two, yielding three hits in 5 1/3 innings.

Wainwright's looked very impressive since returning from the disabled list Aug. 4, as he's gone 2-0 with a 2.08 ERA and a 13/2 K/BB ratio over 17 1/3 innings in that span. Start the 26-year-old right-hander with confidence when he next toes the rubber, likely Sept. 9 at home against the Cubs.

Adam Wainwright yielded one run and three hits in 5 1/3 innings Tuesday in a victory over the Diamondbacks. Wainwright helped his case with a two-run double, but he didn't really need to in an 8-2 victory. He gave up just three hits and struck out seven while improving to 8-3. Wainwright will get the Cubs in two of his next three starts, but he'll be worth playing in mixed leagues anyway.

Adam Wainwright was excellent for the Cardinals in their 8-2 win over the Diamondbacks, going 5.1 innings and giving up just one run on three hits while striking out seven.Another solid outing by Wainwright, whose ERA dropped to 2.97 on the year. Had he been healthy all season, he could have posted some great numbers. Fantasy owners will just have to wait until next year for that.