The St. Louis Cardinals kicked things off at Busch Stadium on a high note. For the home opener, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-3 on Monday afternoon.
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.
Information from The Associated Press contributed to this report.