Adam Wainwright allowed two runs in seven innings, Tyler O’Neill homered twice and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cleveland Indians 8-2 Wednesday night to stop a six-game losing streak.
O’Neill hit a 451-foot, two-run homer in the third and a solo homer in the seventh helping the Cardinals to the win.
Matt Carpenter drove in three runs with a bases-loaded double and Paul Goldschmidt had a solo homer for the Cardinals, who won for just the second time in their last 10 games.
Wainwright (4-5), at 39 the oldest active player in the National League, won for the second time in five starts. He also got his first hit of the season with a fourth-inning single to snap an 0-for-20 slump.
SS Paul DeJong (non-displaced rib fracture) went 0 for 5 in a doubleheader for Triple-A Memphis and was to return to St. Louis for an evaluation. St. Louis may activate him during a series starting Friday at the Chicago Cubs.
RHP Johan Oviedo (0-2, 5.25) is to start the series opener at Wrigley Field, 12:25 with the pregame and the first pitch at 1:20 on KIRX.
The first place Cubs lead second place Milwaukee by a half a game, the third place Cardinals are 3 games out, fourth place Cincinnati is 4 and a half behind.