Wacha to work against Nationals

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. a Michael Wacha, working on three days’ rest after going just two innings at Fort Myers, Fla., on Monday, will pitch for the Cardinals against a split squad of Washington Nationals Friday at the new facility housing the Nats and Houston Astros.

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Jake Odorizzi, Michael Wacha go to arbitration

In this Sunday, July 3, 2016, file photo, St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Michael Wacha pumps his fist after getting Milwaukee Brewers’ Aaron Hill to ground into a double play to end the top of the fifth inning of a baseball game in St. Louis. Jake Odorizzi of Tampa Bay and Wacha of St. Louis have gone to salary arbitration and are among six first-time eligible starting pitchers who could get decisions Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017.