Adam Wainwright tossed seven effective innings and rookie Edmundo Sosa homered to help the St. Louis Cardinals to a 7-3 win over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday.
Wainwright (9-6) allowed three runs and six hits in an 85-pitch stint. He struck out five and walked one in his 176th career victory.
Sosa went 3 for 3, scoring twice and driving in two runs. Dylan Carlson, who also had three hits, and Tommy Edman each doubled twice for St. Louis, which has won four of six.
The 39-year-old Wainwright, who’s spent his entire 16 seasons in the majors with the Cardinals, beat Minnesota for the first time in his career.
Alex Reyes picked up his 25th save in 26 opportunities with a 1-2-3 ninth inning.
Yadier Molina moved to fourth on the Cardinals all-time hit list with a pair of singles. He now has 2,075 hits and passed Albert Pujols, who had 2,073.
RHP Jack Flaherty tossed three innings in his second rehab start at Triple-A Memphis on Sunday. He gave up two runs on four hits. He struck out five and walked one. Flaherty was placed on the 60-day injured list on June 1 with a left oblique strain.
LHP Jon Lester (3-5, 5.02) will make his Cardinals debut in the first game of a three-game set against Atlanta on Tuesday.