A day after he signed as a free agent with the St. Louis Cardinals, Pierzynski caught Wainwright, who threw seven scoreless innings in a 1-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs. Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports
CHICAGO — Adam Wainwright praised his new teammate A.J. Pierzynski on Sunday.
A day after he signed as a free agent with the St. Louis Cardinals, Pierzynski caught Wainwright, who threw seven scoreless innings in a 1-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs.
“I think with he, Tony (Cruz) and Yadier (Molina), we’ve got proven game-callers back there,” Wainwright said. “It’d be one thing if it was a guy not comfortable calling a game, but he understands a game plan, moves well back there. Just another guy that knows what he’s doing.”
Pierzynski also delivered at the plate, going 4-for-8 with a double and an RBI in his first two games with the Cardinals. The Cubs fans greeted him with loud boos.
The Boston Red Sox released Pierzynski on July 16. He hit .254 with four home runs in 72 games with Boston, but some ex-teammates annonomysly said he was a bad teammate.
