News about Adam Wainwright

When Adam Wainwright told his children that they couldn't have a dog while playing, he made a rule in his house. Now that he's gone, the St. Louis Cardinals have decided to press the issue. The Cards honored Wainwright, the 42-year-old starter, before the teams' last home game of the season. A picnic basket was brought out to the pitcher, with his family seated in chairs on the field.

On Thursday night, the Cardinals suffered a 14-0 loss at the Houston Astros' hands, and one of their young fans demonstrated more offensive play than the players on the field. A foul ball was struck down the first baseline and into the stands in the seventh inning. It was heading straight into a crowd of fans with one young spectator standing directly in the direction of the ball in the hopes of catching the ball. However, it slipped right across his fingers and seemed to be about to thump him on the nose.

Alex Bregman's third grand slam this season, right fielder Kyle Tucker homered and drove in five runs, and the Houston Astros defeated Adam Wainwright and the St. Louis Cardinals 14-0 in a one-sided victory on Thursday. Houston had 18 hits, their most since Sept. 10, 2019, against the Oakland A's. Three hits followed Bregman, Yainer Diaz, and Corey Julks. You've got to have the attitude that, hey, every run could be the one that determines the final run in that match,' Astros manager Dusty Baker said. "You know, you don't want to show them up or shame them, but you also want yours."

The league provided an insight into the massive changes underfoot by the London Stadium as part of Major League Baseball's London Series began. West Ham United's home has been turned into a ballpark as seen in a drone video obtained by MLB Europe ahead of the first game of the season on Saturday, June 24. The locker rooms have been updated inside to match the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals' colors; outside, the foul poles, bullpen, and base paths have been constructed.

The 41-year-old MLB veteran had been expected to start the Cardinals' first game of the 2023-24 season on the mound but Miles Mikolas replaced him last week after suffering a groin injury last week. That didn't matter to the home crowd, though Cardinals fans were eager to have their 2006 World Series champion involved in what may have been their last opening Day. As he announced that a "up-and-coming singer" from St. Louis was taking center stage, fans went wild after learning it was the three-time All-Star.

Kyle Schwarber fired a three-run homer, Nolan Arenado had three hits and two RBIs, and the US beat Great Britain 6-2 on Saturday night in the World Baseball Classic opener for both teams. Trayce Thompson led Britain up 1-0 in the first innings thanks to a homer from Adam Wainwright, who just cleared the left-center wall. Thompson, who plays for the Los Angeles Dodgers, is one of the few players on Britain's roster with big league experience. Thompson, since his father, Mychal, is from the Bahamas, is eligible to play for Great Britain. His drive brought a damper on the mood for the crowd of 39,650 at Chase Field, but the Americans weren't down long. In the third round, the United States took a 2-1 lead and then broke the game open in the fourth on Schwarber's shot that landed in the stands behind Chase Field's right-center fence.

GEORGE BOND: Matt Koperniak only met his All-Star co-mates a few weeks ago, and they're already out to find him. Born in London, Koperniak, 25, will serve as a representative for David as they attempt to depose an mighty Goliath adorned with stars and stripes. The outfielder, who came from Trinity College, Connecticut, by the St. Louis Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in September, Germany, made his GB debut in the World Baseball Classic qualifying tournament in Regensburg, Massachusetts.

The bracket has been drafted and the new expanded MLB playoffs are set for their first appearance, with 12 teams competing to win the Commissioner's Trophy in what might be the best postseason in baseball history. The reformed playoffs did not only reward the top two teams in each league with first-round byes, but also the Houston Astros and New York Yankees, which all happened to be popular with fans at the end of the pandemic-shortened 2020 season. The World Series picture, as well as an 111-win team, the Dodgers, and three other 100-win clubs: the Astros, Braves, and the New York Mets. So even if an underdog makes it to the Divisional round, several of the best regular-season clubs in recent memory will all be around to compete for the pennant.