In his first appearance in nearly a year, Adam Wainwright tossed two scoreless innings against the Twins on Friday. "Usually, I am real serious before a game," said Wainwright, who had elbow ligament replacement surgery last February. "Once I get kind of locked in, usually I don't have much emotion to show for guys saying, 'Let's go,' or anything like that. "Today, when they said ... on the mound today, pitcher Adam Wainwright, the crowd kind of applauded, I was out there cheering in the outfield for sure." Wainwright struck out two and walked one in his first outing since Sept. 24, 2010. "I haven't accomplished anything yet, but there's a sense that my rehab process is coming to an end," he said. "I'm a normal pitcher again."