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 Holliday went 2-for-4 and walked once, while Matt Carpenter added an
RBI single and scored off left-hander Jon Lester, making his first
Cubs start.
St. Louis right-handed starter Adam Wainwright, coming off a 20-9
season for the defending National League Central champions, made his
fourth career season-opening start and third straight.
Wainwright (1-0) worked six innings and allowed five hits and struck
out six while throwing 101 pitches. He didn't issue a walk.
Right-handed reliever Trevor Rosenthal struck out the side in the
ninth for the save.
Right fielder Jason Heyward, new to the Cardinals this season, went
3-for-5 with a double to lead a 10-hit St. Louis attack.
The Cubs, who kicked-off the season with new manager Joe Maddon and
under the backdrop of a major Wrigley Field construction project,
had just five hits off four Cardinals pitchers. Three were doubles,
with one apiece from centre fielder Dexter Fowler, Chris Coghlan and
catcher David Ross.
The Cardinals opened a 1-0 first-inning lead on Lester when Heyward
launched a one-out double to right and scored on Holliday's single
to right on an 0-2 count.
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St. Louis made it 2-0 in the second as second baseman Kolten Wong
walked and later scored on leadoff man Carpenter's single to right.
St. Louis scored again in the fifth when Carpenter led off with a
single to right and came home on Holliday's single to right-center.
(Editing by Jahmal Corner and Patrick Johnston)
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