Wainwright Guides Cards, White Sox Sweep Jays, Cubs Postponed

The pitcher's spot in the order came up with the bases loaded in the fifth inning, a critical juncture in what had been a close game.

St. Louis manager Mike Matheny never had a doubt what he would do. He was going to send Adam Wainwright up there, not just to give him a chance to get a hit, but so he could continue pitching.

The move couldn't have worked out better.

Wainwright pitched into the sixth inning for his first win and hit a three-run triple in St. Louis' biggest inning of the season, lifting the Cardinals to an 11-4 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday night.

"There were some guys who might have wanted some back and forth, but he was hitting there," Matheny said. "I made up my mind before we even got to that."

St. Louis scored 18 combined runs in two games to close out a sweep over San Diego and had 15 in splitting the first two against Arizona.

The Cardinals kept bashing, knocking around Patrick Corbin (1-3) and finishing with 14 hits, four by Stephen Piscotty.

Aledmys Diaz homered, scored three runs and had two RBI for the Cardinals, who have won four of five. Piscotty, Matt Carpenter and Matt Holiday also drove in two runs each.

White Sox Sweep Blue Jays

A rare triple by Dioner Navarro gave the Chicago White Sox something even more uncommon: a series sweep in Toronto.

Navarro hit a go-ahead, two-run triple in the seventh inning, and the White Sox beat the Blue Jays 4-0 Wednesday night for their sixth straight win.

Chicago earned its first sweep in Toronto since May, 2005.

Jose Quintana (3-1) struck out a season-high 10 in six innings for Chicago, which at 16-6 is 10 games above .500 for the first time since Sept. 25, 2012.

"We've got a great team here and I think we've got a great shot at doing great things," Navarro said.

Quintana allowed five hits and walked three, improving to 4-0 with a 0.68 ERA in four starts at Toronto. He has won consecutive starts and lowered his ERA to 1.47, passing teammate Chris Sale for fourth-best in the AL.

"Every time he got in a tough spot, he got a little more on it," manager Robin Ventura said.

Cubs, Brewers Postponed

Jake Arrieta will have to wait another day for his chance to match Johnny Vander Meer.

Arrieta's first start since his no-hitter against Cincinnati last week was pushed back when the Chicago Cubs' game against the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday night was postponed because of rain. A makeup date was not announced.

Arrieta and Milwaukee's Taylor Jungmann had their outings moved back to Thursday's series finale. Vander Meer is the only pitcher to throw no-hitters in consecutive starts, beating the Boston Braves and Brooklyn for Cincinnati in June 1938.

The postponement came with the Cubs leading the majors with a 15-5 record -- their best 20-game start since 1907 -- and Arrieta producing one of the best stretches baseball has ever seen.

Wednesday, April 27 Scoreboard

San Francisco 13, San Diego 9

Philadelphia 3, Washington 0

Chicago White Sox 4, Toronto 0

Boston 9, Atlanta 4

Detroit 9, Oakland 4

New York Mets 5, Cincinnati 2

Baltimore 3, Tampa Bay 1

Texas 3, New York Yankees 2

Chicago at Pittsburgh, postponed

Pittsburgh 9, Colorado 8 (F/12)

Cleveland 6, Minnesota 5

St. Louis 11, Arizona 4

Los Angeles Angels 4, Kansas City 2

Houston 7, Seattle 4

Miami 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 0

Thursday, April 28 Schedule (All Times Central)

Oakland at Detroit, 12:10 p.m.

Milwaukee at Chicago, 1:20 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Colorado, 2:10 p.m.

Philadelphia at Washington, 3:05 p.m.

Chicago at Baltimore, 6:05 p.m.

Atlanta at Boston, 6:10 p.m.

St. Louis at Arizona, 8:40 p.m.

Miami at Los Angeles, 9:10 p.m.

Friday, April 29 Schedule (All Times Central)

Atlanta at Chicago, 1:20 p.m.

Chicago at Baltimore, 6:05 p.m.

Cleveland at Philadelphia, 6:05 p.m.

Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 6:05 p.m.

New York at Boston, 6:10 p.m.

San Francisco at New York, 6:10 p.m.

Toronto at Tampa Bay, 6:10 p.m.

Los Angeles at Texas, 7:05 p.m.

Miami at Milwaukee, 7:10 p.m.

Detroit at Minnesota, 7:10 p.m.

Washington at St. Louis, 7:15 p.m.

Colorado at Arizona, 8:40 p.m.

Houston at Oakland, 9:05 p.m.

Kansas City at Seattle, 9:10 p.m.

San Diego at Los Angeles, 9:10 p.m.

Saturday, April 30 Schedule (All Times Central)

Detroit at Minnesota, 1:10 p.m.

Washington at St. Louis, 1:15 p.m.

Atlanta at Chicago, 1:20 p.m.

Houston at Oakland, 3:05 p.m.

San Francisco at New York, 3:05 p.m.

Toronto at Tampa Bay, 5:10 p.m.

Chicago at Baltimore, 6:05 p.m.

Cleveland at Philadelphia, 6:05 p.m.

Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 6:05 p.m.

New York at Boston, 6:10 p.m.

Miami at Milwaukee, 6:10 p.m.

Los Angeles at Texas, 7:05 p.m.

Colorado at Arizona, 7:10 p.m.

San Diego at Los Angeles, 8:10 p.m.

Kansas City at Seattle, 9:10 p.m.

Sunday, May 1 Schedule (All Times Central)

San Francisco at New York, 12:10 p.m.

Toronto at Tampa Bay, 12:10 p.m.

Chicago at Baltimore, 12:35 p.m.

Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 12:35 p.m.

Miami at Milwaukee, 1:10 p.m.

Detroit at Minnesota, 1:10 p.m.

Washington at St. Louis, 1:15 p.m.

Atlanta at Chicago, 1:20 p.m.

Cleveland at Philadelphia, 1:35 p.m.

Los Angeles at Texas, 2:05 p.m.

Houston at Oakland, 3:05 p.m.

Kansas City at Seattle, 3:10 p.m.

San Diego at Los Angeles, 3:10 p.m.

Colorado at Arizona, 3:10 p.m.

New York at Boston, 7 p.m.