Sunday, April 2nd, 2017 7:30PM CST
The St. Louis Cardinals secured a four to three victory over the Chicago Cubs in a wild prime-time opener on Sunday, with Randal Grichuk delivering the key hits. Grichuk connected for a two-run home run in the eighth inning before hitting a game-ending run batted in single in the ninth.
Date: Sunday, April 2nd, 2017
Time: 7:30PM CST
Stadium: Busch Stadium
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Attendance: 47,566
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
STL |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
CHC |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |

Doubles: Díaz (1, Lester); J. Martínez (1, Montgomery)
Home Runs: Grichuk (1, 8th inning off Strop 1 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Carpenter (1), Grichuk 3 (3)
2-out Runs Batted In: Grichuk
Sacrifice Flies: Carpenter
Ground Into Double Play: C. Martínez
Team Left On Base: 14
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-12 (Peralta 0-2, Carpenter 0-1, Wong 0-1, Grichuk 1-2, C. Martínez 0-2, Molina 0-1, Piscotty 0-2, Gyorko 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Peralta 1; C. Martínez 1; Molina 1; Piscotty 1

Hit By Pitch: Schwarber (By Oh); Zobrist (By Oh)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: C. Martínez 10/27; Oh 6/9
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: C. Martínez 13-21-18-16; Oh 7-7-4-5
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C. Martínez 6-6; Oh 0-3
Game Scores: C Martinez 76

Double Plays: 1 (Gyorko-Díaz-Carpenter)

Stolen Bases: Díaz 2 (2, 2nd base off Lester/Contreras, 3rd base off Lester/Contreras)

Doubles: Schwarber (1, C. Martínez)
Home Runs: Contreras (1, 9th inning off Oh 2 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Contreras 3 (3)
Ground Into Double Play: Zobrist
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-5 (Zobrist 0-1, Bryant 0-2, Contreras 1-1, Rizzo 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Bryant 1; Rizzo 2

Pitcher Notes: Lester pitched to 2 batters in the 6th
Wild Pitches: Edwards Jr.
Intentional Walks: Molina (By Montgomery)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Lester 15/24; Edwards Jr. 1/3; Uehara 2/5; Strop 3/6; Montgomery 3/6
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Lester 16-13-18-15; Edwards Jr. 1-1-7-2; Uehara 3-1-8-4; Strop 1-5-2-4; Montgomery 4-0-2-6
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Lester 2-6; Edwards Jr. 3-0; Uehara 2-1; Strop 2-1; Montgomery 0-1
Game Scores: J Lester 54

Double Plays: 1 (Báez-Russell-Rizzo)
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