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was so excited after throwing a shutout for the St. Louis Cardinals, he
acknowledged he got emotional. “It was a huge sense of relief,” Wainwright said.
“A huge sense of feeling blessed. Ive worked very hard to get back to where I
am. “I told Jake (Westbrook) I think it might be the best feeling Ive ever had
pitching. Ive done some things that are pretty fun but I cant remember ever
feeling that emotional after a game.” Wainwright threw a four-hitter and the
Cardinals beat the San Diego Padres 4-0 on Tuesday night. “All of the emotion
came from just knowing its been over a year since Ive done that,” Wainwright
said. “Mentally, I was so much better.” It was his first shutout victory since
Aug. 6, 2010, and third in his career. Wainwright (3-5), who missed 2011 with
elbow ligament replacement surgery, struck out nine and walked one while
throwing 111 pitches. He retired the first eight batters and allowed just one
runner to reach third base. “I think all of the emotion came from just knowing
its been over a year since Ive felt really locked in like that,” Wainwright
said. “I was locked in all night. I knew I could do it. I knew I would do it.
This year, it started rough for me but I knew if I kept grinding, it would come
back to me.” St. Louis manager Mike Matheny was happy to see it. “Its nice to
have that kind of outing from start to finish,” Matheny said. “Its one he can
build on. He believes in himself and rightfully so. Hes accomplished a lot in
this game.” San Diego manager Bud Black agreed. “I just saw an up-tempo guy with
a tremendous amount of focus of getting guys out,” Black said. “As the game went
on, that didnt waver. He pitched a good game.” Carlos Beltran had two hits and
two RBIs and Matt Holliday added two hits and an RBI for the Cardinals.
Edinson Volquez (2-4) gave up five hits and three runs in six innings. The
former Cincinnati Red remains winless in St. Louis. He is 0-3 in four career
starts at Busch Stadium with a 6.50 ERA. St. Louis took a 1-0 lead in the first
inning. Matt Carpenter hit a double to left field and appeared to hurt himself
as he left the batters box. Daniel Descalso came in to run for Carpenter and
scored on Beltrans two-out single. Descalso stayed in the game at third base for
Carpenter, who experienced “right side tightness,” according to a club
spokesman. Descalso scored on a bang-bang play at home in the sixth. He was hit
by a pitch leading off and went to third on a seeing-single between first and
second by Holliday. Beltran rapped a sharp grounder to first baseman
Yonder Alonso. Descalso came halfway down the line. Alonso threw to third
baseman Andy Parrino. Descalso headed home and slid in safely before San Diego
catcher Nick Hundley made the tag after getting the throw from Parrino. Hundley
did not have the plate blocked. “I didnt do the right thing there,” Descalso
said. “I got caught in no-mans land. Once the first baseman threw it, I took
off. The ball clearly beat me but the front of the plate was there and I beat
him to it.” With the bases loaded, one out and the infield in, Tyler Greene hit
a hard grounder to shortstop Everth Cabrera, who bobbled the ball before pushing
it to get the force at second. Holliday scored on the play, making it 3-0.
Holliday gave St. Louis a 4-0 lead in the seventh off reliever Alex Hinshaw when
he doubled home Rafael Furcal. Hundley threw out his major league-leading 15th
would-be base stealer when he nabbed rookie Adron Chambers in the fifth inning.
Chambers was called up from Memphis last Friday to fill in for the injured
Allen Craig. Chambers made his first start as a big-leaguer, hitting eighth and
playing centre field. Notes: St. Louis reliever Kyle McClellan said he will not
need surgery on his sore right elbow. He said he hopes to begin throwing in six
weeks. ... Cardinals 3B David Freese sat out his second consecutive game. Freese
is mired in a 6-for-42 slump over the last 12 games. His batting average has
dropped from .312 to .259 since May 9. ... San Diego 3B Chase Headley did not
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opening set at 5-3.PARIS—Angelique Kerber of Germany won her first WTA title
Sunday by overpowering second-seeded Marion Bartoli 7-6 (3), 5-7, 6-3 in the
Open GDF Suez final. Kerber became the first German to win the Paris tournament
since Steffi Graf in 1995, clinching victory with a forehand winner. “I knew I
had nothing to lose,” Kerber said. “She was the favourite today.” After a first
set with four service breaks, Kerber capitalized on an unforced error from
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me,” Kerber said. “Now I believe in me and I know that I can play with them.”
Kerber said things clicked for her when she reached the semifinals of the U.S.
Open last year. “From that moment, I was feeling without pressure,” Kerber said.
“I began to believe in me and in my game. “Im for sure a little bit stronger
mentally. Im a little bit fitter than one year ago.” Bartoli was in tears at the
trophy presentation. “Physically, it was extremely intense,” Bartoli said. “I
really dug deep to rally. I consumed so much energy and adrenaline that I just
let everything go after the match.” ’ ’ ’
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