Wainwright (12-7) tossed eight scoreless innings Sunday against the Pirates, allowing two hits and striking out nine.
The soon-to-be 38-year-old veteran delivered one of his most dominant performances of the season, as he nearly tossed a complete game and also recorded his third-best strikeout total of the campaign. Wainwright, who reduced his ERA to an impressive 3.10 through 162.2 innings, has also tossed seven straight quality starts and has posted a blistering 1.76 ERA during that span as well.