The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Washington Nationals 2-0 as Adam Wainwright capped off a stellar performance. Runs were at a premium for the Cardinals tonight, but one was all they needed as Adam Wainwright lasted 8 1/3 innings and Edward Mujica recorded the save. The Cardinals got on the board in the 4th inning with an RBI from Allen Craig, his 15th RBI of the season scoring in Shane Robinson and then later in the 4th inning Carlos Beltran drove in Allen Craig, Beltran's 12th RBI of the season.
Adam Wainwright lasted 8 1/3 allowing no runs on five hits and striking out 9. Wainwright came into this game not allowing a walk yet as this was his fifth start of the season, but the no walk streak ended in the sixth inning tonight as he walked Bryce Harper. Wainwright's no walk streak was at 34 2/3 innings. In that same inning, Wainwright struck out Adam LaRoche with the bases loaded. Wainwright couldn't finish the deal as he left the game with one out in the 9th as Edward Mujica took over only needing two pitches to record two outs. Mujica recorded his third save of the season and he certainly seems to be the answer for the Cardinals bullpen.
The Cardinals took the first two games over the Nationals as they go for the three game sweep tomorrow afternoon as Jaime Garcia goes up against Stephen Strasburg. First pitch is at 12:05 CT.
Following the Cardinals win over the Nationals, the St. Louis Blues have clinched a playoff spot with a 3-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche. The Blues are currently in fifth place in the Western Conference with a 27-17-2 record with 56 points. However, with two games remaining, the Blues look to battle for positioning as the Blues could finish as high as fourth place in the Western Conference, which would mean the Blues would have home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs. This will be the second straight year the Blues have clinched a playoff spot and their third playoff appearance in the last eight seasons.
The Blues got on the board early with a goal from Chris Stewart in the first period, as that marked Stewart's 100th goal of his career. The Blues did not look back as Brian Elliott stopped 17 shots as last time out Elliott allowed four goals against the Avalanche as he was pulled in the second period.
The Blues two remaining games left are both at home against the Flames and the Blackhawks, looking for momentum heading into the playoffs.
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