 pitched five innings of one-run ball in his second start of the year. Giovanny Gallegos then struck out the side in the sixth before John Gant finished the seven-inning game, a new rule for doubleheaders in the pandemic-shortened season.Wainwright also recorded the team's previous win, beating Pittsburgh 9-1 on July 25. The Cardinals then dropped three in a row before a coronavirus outbreak shook up their roster and coaching staff, leaving them idle for weeks and resulting in 18 confirmed cases in the organization.The White Sox finished with just three hits - two for Danny Mendick - and never recovered after Lucas Giolito (1-2) got off to a shaky start.With one out and runners on first and second in the first, Giolito hit Tyler O'Neill and Matt Carpenter to force home a run. Top prospect Dylan Carlson then struck out in his major league debut, but Fowler and Andrew Knizner followed with consecutive singles to give St. Louis a 4-0 lead.The Cardinals almost got another run in the first, but Fowler was cut down at home when he tried to score on Harrison Bader's base hit.Giolito allowed five runs, four earned, and six hits in five innings. The right-hander had looked good of late, going 1-0 with a 1.89 ERA over his previous three starts.The 21-year-old Carlson went 0 for 3 in his big league debut, but he made a nice sliding catch on Edwin Encarnacion's liner to left in the fourth. He was promoted from the team's alternate training site in Springfield, Missouri, before the game.TRAINER'S ROOMCardinals: LHP Austin Gomber was placed on the injured list. Gomber has not tested positive for COVID-19, but came up as a potential concern in contact tracing.White Sox: RHP Reynaldo Lopez (shoulder soreness) threw Friday and is scheduled for another session Monday. ''He threw well yesterday,'' manager Rick Renteria said. ''All indications are he had a nice day.'' ... Reliever Ian Hamilton was placed on the 10-day injured list because of a sore right shoulder, and utilityman Leury Garcia (sprained left thumb) was transferred to the 45-day injured list. Renteria said Garcia had an MRI that showed a severed ligament, requiring surgery. ''Looks like October would be the potential return for him,'' Renteria said.UP NEXTEach team is planning a bullpen game for the second half of the doubleheader. Cardinals right-hander Dakota Hudson (0-1, 8.31 ERA) and White Sox left-hander Dallas Keuchel (2-2, 3.04 ERA) get the ball for the series finale Sunday.---Jay Cohen can be reached at https://twitter.com/jcohenap---More MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/-Sports)
Cards end long layoff with doubleheader vs. White SoxThe Chicago White Sox will welcome the visiting St. Louis Cardinals back to active duty Saturday with a doubleheader.The Cardinals have played just five games this season -- and none since July 29 -- due to a COVID-19 outbreak on their roster."When you see 29 other teams play, you say, 'Gosh, I'm ready to play, too.' It's like the scrawny kid on the sandlot who hasn't been picked yet," Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch."I'm raising my hand in the back and saying, 'Me, me, me.' I definitely feel like that. I think everyone feels like that." Wainwright (1-0, 1.50 ERA) will pitch one of the Saturday games at Guaranteed Rate Field. He is 0-1 with a 2.25 ERA in two career appearances against the White Sox."I've got to get the job done, no matter what," Wainwright said. "These hitters aren't going to take it easy on us. They're not going to take the first two strikes and play from there. They're going to be out for blood." The Cardinals may use a parade of relievers to pitch the second game. They summoned Rob Kaminsky, Seth Elledge and Ricardo Sanchez from their Springfield, Mo., camp to have game-ready arms available.The White Sox will start Lucas Giolito (1-1, 4.37 ERA) in one of the games at Guaranteed Rate Field. He sports a 1.89 ERA in his last three starts.Giolito struck out nine batters in his previous outing against the Cleveland Indians, and he finished well after mixing in more sliders."Looking back, I would've liked to mix in the slider earlier, maybe just from the beginning of the game because I had a good feel for it, but you live and you learn," he said. "They were definitely making adjustments to try to sit on the changeup a good amount there." Giolito lost his only previous career start against the Cardinals while allowing three runs in 6 1/3 innings.Ross Detwiler (1-0, 0.00 ERA) is possible to start the other game Saturday if Dallas Keuchel (2-2, 3.04 ERA) gets the call for Sunday.After losing five times in during a six-game downturn, the White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 8-4 and 7-5 in their last two games.Their lineup was bolstered by the return of shortstop Tim Anderson (strained right groin) and designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion (sore shoulder) from the injured list.Anderson went 5-for-9 in those two games with a triple, homer and five runs scored from the leadoff spot."The energizer bunny, baby," Anderson said. "Just my presence, being in that lineup definitely made the guys go." The Cardinals will play without 10 players sidelined by COVID-19, including catcher Yadier Molina, shortstop Paul DeJong and starting pitcher Carlos Martinez. To boost their depleted offense, they summoned top outfield prospect Dylan Carlson.They would have to play 55 games in 44 days to complete a 60-game schedule. They expect to play doubleheaders Monday and Wednesday in Chicago as well."Everybody would agree it's not going to be easy," Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak said. "But if this team clicks, it's going to be very good. And that's what we believe. Deciding today that just because it's daunting we're going to wave the white flag, I think that wouldn't be the right answer." --Field Level Media
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