Adam Wainwright smiles to the dugout after hitting a RBI single in the third inning. UPI/Bill Greenblatt
Adam Wainwright allowed two hits in 5.1 shutout innings and tied for the league lead in victories with Washington’s Jordan Zimmermann at 19, as the Cardinals beat the Cubs 6-2.
Wainwright got his sixth RBI of the season with a single in a four-run third. Holliday and Matt Adams drew one-out walks ahead of Molina’s two-run double, and Pete Kozma had an RBI single off Edwin Jackson. Holliday also hit a two-run homer in the first inning.
The former Cardinal, Jackson, (8-18) allowed six runs and eight hits in 2 2/3 innings before leaving with mild side discomfort. He leads the majors in losses.
