Madison Bumgarner pitched five strong innings, Daulton Varsho had two hits and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-2 on Friday night.
Bumgarner (1-1) outdueled Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright in a game featuring two starters who have combined for 314 career wins.
Bumgarner threw a season-high 89 pitches in five innings, giving up one run on three hits. Wainwright (2-3) struggled with his control, issuing a season-high five walks. He induced double plays to get out of jams in the first and second innings, but the free passes cost him in the third and sixth innings.
RHP Drew VerHagen (right hip) threw a successful bullpen on Thursday and is scheduled to throw again Saturday.
RHP Miles Mikolas (1-0, 1.21) will start for the Cardinals in the third of a four-game set Saturday, 12:20 with the pregame and the first pitch at 1:15 on KIRX.