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was the 49-degree chill for the first pitch. The 22-year-old rookie was
definitely excited about the occasion and the opportunity. Just like last fall
when he was the breakout pitching star of the post-season, he fed off the
atmosphere. "Huge crowd out there, a lot of energy," Wacha said after the St.
Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-3 on Monday. "Its a lot of fun
pitching in front of your home crowd, 40,000-plus fans. "I dont know who wouldnt
thrive off those kind of situations." Wacha outdid Tony Cingrani in a rematch of
young power arms, and the Cardinals got a three-run double from Yadier Molina in
the first inning. "I didnt have my fastball, so what are you going to do? I just
tried to battle," Cingrani said. "One bad pitch and it cleared the bases." A
standing-room crowd of 47,492, the largest at 9-year-old Busch Stadium, braved
daylong rain to greet the National League champions and take a look at the new
Ballpark Village. Hundreds milled about the attached complex, which features
five sports bars and rooftop seating. The Cardinals bunched three hits and a
walk over the first five hitters to take the early lead against Cingrani (0-1),
who allowed two hits in seven scoreless innings against the Cardinals six days
earlier in Cincinnati. The Cards went 1 for 18 before adding RBIs from
Matt Holliday and Allen Craig off Trevor Bell in a two-run seventh. St. Louis
ended a three-game losing streak on opening day, including a blowout loss to the
Reds last year. Wacha (1-0) hadnt allowed a run in 21 career innings against the
Reds before back-to-back doubles by Brayan Pena and pinch-hitter Roger Bernadina
in the fifth cut the Cardinals lead to 3-1. The NL championship series MVP
benefited from two double-play balls in six stingy innings and has permitted one
run in 13 2-3 innings his first two starts. Wacha threw 82 pitches before
getting lifted for a pinch hitter with the Cardinals up by two runs and two on
in the sixth. St. Louis manager Mike Matheny wanted to take a shot at putting
the Reds away, but thought the right-hander had plenty left. "That was more of a
situation of whats best for the day, whats best for that particular game,"
Matheny said. Cingrani needed 31 pitches to get through the first and lasted
four innings, striking out five but walking four. Matheny said before the game
that his hitters had been a "click off" with timing against the 24-year-old
lefty last week and should benefit from another chance so soon. Pena said he
wasnt trying to make excuses but thought Cingrani was bothered by the elements.
"The baseball was slippery. He couldnt grab his breaking ball the way he
wanted," Pena said. Peter Bourjos moved up to second in the order and got his
first two hits of the season after an 0-for-13 start. Craig got his third hit
and third RBI of the season after entering 2 for 22. Seeing Wacha once again
didnt do the Reds any good. Theyve totalled 18 runs in seven games. "Right now,
almost collectively, weve struggled to do anything with guys in scoring
position," Cincinnati manager Bryan Price said. "But thatll change. Its tough to
sit through it." The start of the game was delayed 12 minutes after the
inclement weather combined with pregame ceremonies that featured the traditional
grand entrance with players, coaches and Hall of Famers touring Busch Stadium on
the back of convertibles and trucks. A team of Clydesdales was kept in the
stable due to concerns the field might be damaged. Billy Hamilton doubled to
start the game and the Reds put the leadoff man on base in the first four
innings but were undone by two double plays. Zack Cozart broke an 0-for-22 slump
to start the season with a bloop RBI single, and pinch-hitter Neftali Soto had a
sacrifice fly for his first career RBI in the ninth against St. Louis closer
Trevor Rosenthal, who gave up his first runs at home since Aug. 15 against
Pittsburgh. The Cardinals opened the first with singles by Matt Carpenter and
Bourjos, and Holliday walked to load the bases with none out. Craig struck out
before Molina cleared the bases with a drive to left-centre on a 1-2 pitch.
NOTES: Lance Lynn (1-0, 5.40 ERA) opposes Homer Bailey (0-1, 8.31) in the second
game of the series, another rematch from the season-opening series in
Cincinnati. Lynn allowed three runs in five innings and Bailey gave up four runs
in 4 1-3 innings in St. Louis 7-6 win. ... The Reds anticipate activating
reliever Jonathan Broxton (forearm) from the 15-day disabled list Tuesday. The
team held off making the move Monday to give Broxton two days off after pitching
on consecutive days.
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