Here's a reason why Lincecum may not win the Cy Young

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Adam Wainwright won his 18th game, now sporting a 2.59 ERA. I'm betting you didn't have Wainwright in the office pool at the beginning of the season.

He's going to be good competition for the Cy Young, especially if he wins 20 games, or more, while maintaining the great ERA. Of course his teammate is 16-3 with an even lower ERA and WHIP. Do Carpenter and Wainwright cancel each other out?

St. Louis Cardinals vs. Milwaukee Brewers - Recap - September 09, 2009 - ESPN

MILWAUKEE -- Adam Wainwright, Albert Pujols and the rest of the St. Louis Cardinals keep rolling through September. They hope Matt Holliday's tumble doesn't trip them up.


Wainwright became the first pitcher to reach 18 wins this season, Pujols hit two home runs for a majors-leading 47 and the Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-1 Wednesday.

St. Louis got a scare when Matt Holliday tripped running out a grounder in the third. He bruised his left knee and left two innings later. The star left fielder said he'd be back in the lineup Friday.

"I took my eye off of what I was doing and my cleat got caught," he said. "I'm all right, it's just a little bit swollen. With an 11 1/2-game lead, there's no reason to push it."

Holliday is hitting .360 with 12 home runs and 42 RBIs since the Cardinals got him from Oakland on July 24. St. Louis is 32-11 since getting him and well on its way to a fourth NL Central title.

Wainwright (18-7) pitched seven scoreless innings. He's in contention with teammate and former Cy Young winner Chris Carpenter, for this year's NL award.

[GiantsFanatic]

Lincecum doesn't have the Ws this year, but he is tied with Harren for the most QS in the NL with 23, and leads the MLB in Ks, and he's 2nd in the NL in ERA.