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.