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ST. LOUIS -- Watching the top of the ninth inning from the dugout, St. Louis Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright thought hed played the role of a "nervous dad." "Like when I watch my friends do something, Im always more nervous than when I do it," Wainwright said. "When I watch my daughters, even at ballet or something, Im more nervous than if I was out there doing ballet." Allen Craigs game-ending leaping catch high at the left field fence preserved a 3-2 victory over the San Diego Padres on Sunday. Wainwright became the first NL pitcher to reach 13 wins. The Cardinals have won nine of 12. The Padres have lost 19 of 24. Craig has 12 hits and six RBIs during a seven-game hitting streak for the Cardinals, who took two of three in both series against the Padres this season. Hes a confident defender, too, and never thought pinch hitter Jedd Gyorkos drive with two on and two out was going out of the park. The glove work prevented at least an extra-base hit that would have given the Padres the lead, and preserved Edward Mujicas 28th save in 30 chances. "Obviously, it came off the bat good," Craig said. "I dont know if he hit it good enough. Obviously, it wasnt enough." Gyorko agreed with Wainwrights assessment that he just got under the ball a little. He hadnt viewed a replay, and didnt want to, either. "No. It was a good play," Gyorko said. "Thats how the game goes sometimes." The St. Louis defence turned three double plays behind Wainwright (13-5), who allowed two runs with seven strikeouts and worked around two walks. The Padres got the leadoff man on base seven times but he minimized the impact. "He got tough with guys on base, no doubt about it," Padres manager Bud Black said. "Hes a veteran pitcher with a lot of know-how. "We had good swings against an All-Star pitcher. To a man, we fought him. He knew it." Yonder Alonso singled three times with an RBI for the Padres. Eric Stults (8-8) allowed three runs and eight hits in six innings, stranding two runners in the second and fifth, falling short in a bid to win three straight starts for the first time in his career. "This is a team where they get guys on base and they get in kind of a swing mode, they want to score quick," Stults said. "That third inning got away a little bit." Wainwright matched his season high for walks after entering with a NL-low 15 in 146 2-3 innings. He had only one perfect inning but got key outs with breaking balls and struck out Everth Cabrera with a man on third to end the seventh. Wainwright is 5-2 with a 1.47 ERA against the Padres after beating them for the second time this season. The first four Cardinals reached safely in the third capped by David Freeses two-run double when centre fielder Alexi Amarista missed a diving catch and the ball went to the wall. Freese was thrown out at third on strong relays from right fielder Will Venable and Cabrera and the Cardinals had just one more runner in scoring position the rest of the way. Matt Carpenter opened the third with a double off the base of the wall in right-centre for his second straight hit and leads the majors with 39 multi-hit games. Cabrera led off the game with an opposite-field double, a chopper down the third-base line that Wainwright called a "doink fest," and scored on Alonsos two-out hit. The Padres cut the deficit to a run in the sixth on a double by Carlos Quentin, another Alonso hit and a double-play ball. Notes: Thousands lined up outside Busch Stadium several hours before game time for Stan Musial replica statues and a near-sellout of 44,033 was the Cardinals 14th straight of 43,000 or more. ... Carpenter leads the NL with 31 doubles. ... Carlos Beltran got a day off due to general soreness, although he told manager Mike Matheny he could play. ... The Cardinals have a day off before rookie Shelby Miller (9-6, 2.92) makes his first start after a 12-day break against the Phillies Tuesday. Andrew Cashner (5-5, 3.81) pitches for San Diego in the opener of a four-game set in Milwaukee. ... Padres OFs made a pair of outstanding plays. Venables sliding catch left a long skid mark in foul territory in the fourth and LF Quentin snatched Craigs liner to end the seventh. ... Stults threw a career-high 124 pitches. A.J. Howard Jersey . -- Five former Kansas City Chiefs players who were on the team between 1987 and 1993 filed a lawsuit Tuesday claiming the team hid and even lied about the risks of head injuries during that time period when there was no collective bargaining agreement in place in the NFL. Adrian Wilson Jersey . Having already announced that the race will start May 9 with three stages in Northern Ireland and Ireland and finish in Trieste on June 1, the rest of the route was unveiled Monday. http://www.cheapcardinalsjerseyssale.com/?tag=jamar-taylor-jersey-sale . As he recorded his 23rd and 24th points of the evening, a segment of the sellout Air Canada Centre crowd expressed their appreciation for the Raptors point guard with a smattering of MVP chants. Jacquies Smith Jersey . -- An ugly goal by Nick Bonino helped the Anaheim Ducks overcome the defensive-minded Phoenix Coyotes on a night when their ragged power play continued to struggle. Sam Bradford Jersey . Calgary scored on the first shift, and Michael Cammalleri scored twice as the Flames cruised to a 5-2 win over the Washington Capitals on Saturday.Throughout the Stanley Cup Playoffs, NHL on TSN analyst and former NHL goaltender Jamie McLennan ranks the netminders after each game night. Number values assigned are out of five with five being the best performance. Antti Niemi - 4 - Very good on ice coverage again. Bad goal on Brown, he was late to get back to post, but made huge post play saves on Brown earlier in the game and Clifford on a Kopitaar rebound he was able to seal the ice quickly.dddddddddddd. Jonathan Quick - 4 - Aggressive all game long, played 18 inches outside his blue paint when he was allowed to by the sharks. No chance on the Thornton goal, and was late to pick up Galiardis goal as it came through Reghers legs. Even the Galiardi goal, if you look at where he is playing, it shows how aggressive and confident he is. 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