Wainwright (0-1) allowed two runs on three hits and two walks across five innings during Tuesday's 2-1 loss to the Cubs. He struck out six.
Wainwright allowed two runs as four straight men reached base in the fourth inning, but he was lights-out aside from that particular frame and allowed just two additional baserunners. The veteran posted a disappointing 4.62 ERA while logging 198.2 innings in 2016 and is off to a respectable start to what he hopes will be a bounce-back campaign. He threw 82 pitches in this one and should be expected to bump up his workload in his next start Monday against the Nationals.