Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright started and finished Wednesday's 6-1, Game 5 win over the Pirates, sending his team to the National League Championship Series to face the Dodgers. Wainwright allowed just one earned run on eight hits and one walk while striking out six in 107 pitches over nine innings.
Wainwright allowed a single run in each of his NLDS wins against the Pirates. He's now 3-0 with a 2.27 ERA, 0.91 WHIP, 51:6 K:BB ratio and four saves in 39 2/3 career postseason innings. Wainwright will likely start Game 3 of the NLCS against the Dodgers, setting him up to also start a potential Game 7 should the series go the distance.