ST. LOUIS -- Watching the top of the ninth inning from the dugout, St. Louis Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright thought hed played the role of a "nervous dad." "Like when I watch my friends do something, Im always more nervous than when I do it," Wainwright said. "When I watch my daughters, even at ballet or something, Im more nervous than if I was out there doing ballet." Allen Craigs game-ending leaping catch high at the left field fence preserved a 3-2 victory over the San Diego Padres on Sunday. Wainwright became the first NL pitcher to reach 13 wins. The Cardinals have won nine of 12. The Padres have lost 19 of 24. Craig has 12 hits and six RBIs during a seven-game hitting streak for the Cardinals, who took two of three in both series against the Padres this season. Hes a confident defender, too, and never thought pinch hitter Jedd Gyorkos drive with two on and two out was going out of the park. The glove work prevented at least an extra-base hit that would have given the Padres the lead, and preserved Edward Mujicas 28th save in 30 chances. "Obviously, it came off the bat good," Craig said. "I dont know if he hit it good enough. Obviously, it wasnt enough." Gyorko agreed with Wainwrights assessment that he just got under the ball a little. He hadnt viewed a replay, and didnt want to, either. "No. It was a good play," Gyorko said. "Thats how the game goes sometimes." The St. Louis defence turned three double plays behind Wainwright (13-5), who allowed two runs with seven strikeouts and worked around two walks. The Padres got the leadoff man on base seven times but he minimized the impact. "He got tough with guys on base, no doubt about it," Padres manager Bud Black said. "Hes a veteran pitcher with a lot of know-how. "We had good swings against an All-Star pitcher. To a man, we fought him. He knew it." Yonder Alonso singled three times with an RBI for the Padres. Eric Stults (8-8) allowed three runs and eight hits in six innings, stranding two runners in the second and fifth, falling short in a bid to win three straight starts for the first time in his career. "This is a team where they get guys on base and they get in kind of a swing mode, they want to score quick," Stults said. "That third inning got away a little bit." Wainwright matched his season high for walks after entering with a NL-low 15 in 146 2-3 innings. He had only one perfect inning but got key outs with breaking balls and struck out Everth Cabrera with a man on third to end the seventh. Wainwright is 5-2 with a 1.47 ERA against the Padres after beating them for the second time this season. The first four Cardinals reached safely in the third capped by David Freeses two-run double when centre fielder Alexi Amarista missed a diving catch and the ball went to the wall. Freese was thrown out at third on strong relays from right fielder Will Venable and Cabrera and the Cardinals had just one more runner in scoring position the rest of the way. Matt Carpenter opened the third with a double off the base of the wall in right-centre for his second straight hit and leads the majors with 39 multi-hit games. Cabrera led off the game with an opposite-field double, a chopper down the third-base line that Wainwright called a "doink fest," and scored on Alonsos two-out hit. The Padres cut the deficit to a run in the sixth on a double by Carlos Quentin, another Alonso hit and a double-play ball. Notes: Thousands lined up outside Busch Stadium several hours before game time for Stan Musial replica statues and a near-sellout of 44,033 was the Cardinals 14th straight of 43,000 or more. ... Carpenter leads the NL with 31 doubles. ... Carlos Beltran got a day off due to general soreness, although he told manager Mike Matheny he could play. ... 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FRISCO, Texas -- Dallas Cowboys left guard Lael Collins is in a walking boot to protect his injured right big toe and a decision on whether he will have surgery will be made in two weeks.Collins said he is going to let it calm down for a couple weeks, see what it does and just keep treating it.He said the hope is that the ligament can heal on its own without surgery. If he had surgery, he would likely miss the season. It is possible he could go on injured reserve and return after eight weeks if it heals well.Sources told ESPNs Josina Anderson and Ed Werder earlier Tuesday that Collins is seeking other medical opinions on his toe. He said the MRI will be viewed by several doctors and a foot specialist but he would not travel to see another doctor.A source told Werder that the injury had nothing to do with pain tolerance, which was asserted by Cowboys owner Jerry Jones on 105.3 The Fan in Dallas.[It] has nothing to do with pain, the source said. The kiid is tough as hell.dddddddddddd Its dependent on the injury.Collins suffered the injury on the extra point after the Cowboys first touchdown in their Week 3 win against the Chicago Bears. He remained on the field for the rest of the first half before having X-rays at halftime. He was replaced by Ronald Leary in the third quarter and watched the game in flip-flops. After the game Jones said the X-rays were negative.Last year, defensive tackle Terrell McClain had season-ending toe surgery after the second game of the season. Sean Lee missed the final 10 games in 2012 because of toe surgery.We know right now I wont be playing, so it wont be any further damage right now, Collins said. Were just doing treatment to treat it and just getting other opinions from the doctors and see what we can do and whats the best thing to do. ' ' '