Cards’ Wainwright, Pujols turn back clock to beat Blue Jays

Three issues it’s good to know in regards to the Blue Jays’ 6-1 loss to the Cardinals at Rogers Centre on Wednesday:

Flip again the clock

Adam Wainwright completed within the prime three in Cy Younger Award voting 4 instances from 2009 to 2014 and led the Cardinals to the playoffs 3 times, together with a World Collection look in 2013. The 40-year-old channelled that old-time awesomeness in stifling the Jays over seven innings, permitting only one run and 5 hits.

Wainwright threw his patented curveball — starting from 70 to 75 miles per hour — 34 instances, getting 9 known as strikes, 9 swings-and-misses and one other 5 foul balls. He tied the Jays up in knots, permitting simply three runners previous first base.

Fond farewell

Albert Pujols made probably the most of his last regular-season sport in Toronto. The Corridor of Famer-to-be tied the immortal Rogers Hornsby for fourth on the Cardinals’ all-time hit record at 2,110 along with his second-inning single, then moved into sole possession of the spot with a fourth-inning double.

Within the fifth, Pujols hit a three-run homer into the Flight Deck off Trevor Richards, changing into the oldest participant (42 years, 192 days) to go deep at Rogers Centre. Jeremy Beasley was the one Jays pitcher to retire the slugger, getting him on a 337-foot fly ball to centre within the seventh.

Wheels Guerrero

The Jays’ solely run of the evening got here courtesy of the legs of Vladimir Guerrero Jr. The 23-year-old singled to left with one out within the fourth and stole second — his first stolen base of the season — as Alejandro Kirk struck out. Bo Bichette then singled off the glove of diving shortstop Tommy Edman and Guerrero bought on his horse, scoring from second in beneath seven seconds.

Mike Wilner is a Toronto-based baseball columnist for the Star and host of the baseball podcast “Deep Left Subject.” Comply with him on Twitter: @wilnerness

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