PITTSBURGH — During the two decades Adam Wainwright's career straddles with the Cardinals, from Albert Pujols' dominance here to J. A. Happ's one-hitter here Tuesday, PNC Park has been the most hospitable of any division ballpark, any ballpark really, for his team and teammates.
Wainwright has not always found it as welcoming.
No other ballpark where he's started more than twice has vexed him as much as PNC Park. His 5.47 ERA against the Pirates at their ballpark is his highest for any ballpark in the National League, and the other spots where he has a higher ERA he hasn't pitched more than 4 2/3 innings in any of them.