In his first full season in the rotation, Adam Wainwright led St. 

The Cardinals' lucky charm was pitching Friday. 

--INF Brendan Ryan, recovering from a rib-cage strain, has been performing well at Class AA Springfield (Mo. 

With a red-hot Albert Pujols leading the way, the St. 

Matt Cain absorbed the worst beating of his career from the same team he held hitless for six innings last weekend. 

Prince Fielder hit his first home run of the season, a two-run drive off Brad Thompson in the 10th inning that gave the Milwaukee Brewers a 5-3 victory over the St. 

The San Francisco Giants have an impressive young starter in Matt Cain, but they haven't done much to help him out. 

Prince Fielder waited a long time for this one - 54 at-bats, in fact. 

MEDICAL WATCH: RHP Joel Pineiro (right shoulder inflammation) went on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to March 21. 

--RHP Adam Wainwright's two hits in three tries gave him a . 

Albert Pujols usually wins games for the Cardinals with his bat, but he saved Wednesday's one-run win over Milwaukee with his glove. 

Adam Wainwright is considered the St.