Thursday, April 1st, 2021 3:10PM CST
The St. Louis Cardinals began their season with an 11-6 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday in a chilly opener. A bolstered Cardinals lineup featuring Paul Goldschmidt and newcomer Nolan Arenado, who combined for six hits, quickly took control by scoring six runs off Luis Castillo in the first inning.
Date: Thursday, April 1st, 2021
Time: 3:10PM CST
Stadium: Great American Ball Park
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Attendance: 12,264
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CIN |
1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
STL |
6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Castellanos (1, Flaherty); Winker (1, Flaherty); India (1, Flaherty)
Home Runs: Castellanos (1, 3rd inning off Flaherty 1 on, 2 Out); Suárez (1, 4th inning off Flaherty 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Votto (1), Moustakas (1), Castellanos 2 (2), Suárez (1)
2-out Runs Batted In: Castellanos 2
Sacrifice Flies: Moustakas
Sacrifice Hit: Castillo
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-11 (Votto 1-1, Barnhart 0-1, Castellanos 1-3, Winker 1-2, Aquino 0-3, India 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Barnhart 1; Castellanos 2; Aquino 2; India 1

Wild Pitches: Castillo
Hit By Pitch: O'Neill (by Castillo)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Doolittle 3/4; Bedrosian 3/3; Romano 4/7; Fulmer 5/6; Castillo 15/21
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Doolittle-0-6-3-2; Bedrosian-2-1-3-2; Romano-9-1-2-4; Fulmer-6-2-3-3; Castillo-13-6-15-17
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Doolittle 1-0; Bedrosian 1-0; Romano 3-1; Fulmer 1-3; Castillo 6-4
Game Scores: L Castillo 6

Double Plays: 1 (Moustakas-India-Votto)
Errors: Suárez 2 (2, fielding, throw)

Doubles: Goldschmidt 2 (2, Doolittle, Castillo)
Home Runs: O'Neill (1, 4th inning off Bedrosian 1 on, 2 Out); Carlson (1, 1st inning off Castillo 2 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Molina (1), Goldschmidt (1), Arenado (1), O'Neill 2 (2), DeJong (1), Carlson 3 (3)
2-out Runs Batted In: O'Neill 2
Ground Into Double Play: DeJong
Team Left On Base: 3
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 6-12 (Molina 0-1, Goldschmidt 1-1, Arenado 2-4, O'Neill 1-2, DeJong 1-3, Carlson 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: O'Neill 1

Wild Pitches: Flaherty
Hit By Pitch: Barnhart (by Flaherty)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Reyes 0/5; Webb 1/2; Flaherty 12/22; Gallegos 2/3; Helsley 2/5; Cabrera 3/5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Reyes-2-4-2-3; Webb-0-2-0-1; Flaherty-10-14-15-15; Gallegos-2-3-6-1; Helsley-4-1-2-4; Cabrera-2-0-3-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Reyes 0-2; Webb 0-2; Flaherty 3-6; Gallegos 1-0; Helsley 0-1; Cabrera 0-3
Game Scores: J Flaherty 29

Double Plays: 1 (O'Neill-Edman)
Assists: O'Neill (Stephenson at 2nd base)
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