Cardinals roll 9-0 as Pirates absorb heavy losses
Tyler O'Neill hit a three-run home run and drove in five runs Thursday to power the St. Louis Cardinals to a 9-0 Opening Day victory over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates.
Nolan Arenado hit a two-run homer and Tommy Edman added a solo blast for the Cardinals.
Adam Wainwright (1-0) gave up five hits with no walks and six strikeouts over six scoreless innings. Nick Wittgren, Genesis Cabrera and Ryan Helsley each added a sc