Cards’ Wainwright Gets Ml-best 16th Win (ap)

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Adam Wainwright(notes), center, bumps fists with catcher Yadier Molina(notes) as they walk in from the bullpen with pitching coach Dave Duncan before the game against the Washington Nationals, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2009, in St. Louis. Wainwright pitched six innings, giving up just one run on three hits to collect his major league-leading 16th win.

Adam Wainwright made the most of his 28th birthday and bobblehead day, becoming the majors' first 16-game winner. Wainwright dominated most of his six innings in St. Louis' 2-1 victory that gave the Cardinals a three-game sweep of the Washington Nationals. "Adam by far is the best pitcher I've faced this year," Nationals leadoff hitter Willie Harris said.

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