Everyone who had talked about burning them probably had a little different slant, too, after Saturday night’s game. Wainwright held the Pittsburgh Pirates to one run over seven innings and doubled to start a four-run third as the Cardinals beat the Pirates for the seventh time in eight meetings at PNC Park, 10-1.
Marcell Ozuna, who had been two for 35, emerged from that downward cycle by lining a three-run homer to cap the third-inning rally as the Cardinals won their 80th game. They have 20 games remaining to get to the 90-victory plateau, which well could be enough to capture the title in a National League Central Division.