Adam Wainwright said he felt he had the stuff to throw a no-hitter. He came close, delivering a one-hitter over the Diamonbacks

St. Louis Cardinals fans stand and clap as starting pitcher Adam Wainwright prepares to throw the last pitch of the game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on May 20, 2014. Wainwright gave up one hit in the 5-0 win. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

“I’ve had some times in my career where I felt like I had the stuff to do it,” Adm Wainwright said, referring to throwing a no-hitter. “Today I had the stuff to do it.”

Wainwright threw a one-hitter, facing 28 batters and striking out nine as the Cardinals open their series with the Arizona Diamondbacks with a 5-0 win, Tuesday night at Busch Stadium.

The lone hit off Wainwright came in the top of the fourth inning when Paul Goldschmidt hit a 2-2 pitch off the wall for a double.  Prior to that, Wainwright opened the game retiring the first 11 batters he faced.

The power was also turned back on for the Cardinals.  Matt Adams hit a two-run homer in the first and Jhonny Peralta later added his team leading ninth homer of the season in the sixth.  He also doubled in a run in the fourth.

The Cardinals cooled off D-backs starter Bronson Arroyo.  He had been 3-0 with an 0.39 ERA in May and hadn’t allowed a homer his last four starts. Arroyo gave up five runs in seven innings, all of the runs coming with two outs.