US EditionArenado homers and Gray pitches Cardinals past Twins 5-3 in opener
- On Thursday, the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Minnesota Twins 5-3 in their season opener at Busch Stadium, a game that was rain-delayed by 1 hour, 38 minutes.
- The Cardinals staked a 4-0 lead in the second inning, scoring four unanswered runs in the first four frames.
- Lars Nootbaar hit a two-run home run off Pablo Lopez in the second, Brendan Donovan had an RBI single, and Ivan Herrera added an RBI single to extend the lead.
- Sonny Gray pitched five solid innings for the Twins, allowing two runs on four hits and striking out six, while Harrison Bader, formerly of the Cardinals, hit a two-run home run off Gray in the fifth to cut the score to 4-2.
- Nolan Arenado hit a solo home run in the eighth inning to extend the Cardinals' lead to 5-3, and Ryan Helsley closed the game by striking out three of four batters in the final frame, securing the Cardinals' first MLB Opening Day win since 2022.
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