Published on April 9 2013 6:36 am
Last Updated on April 9 2013 6:36 am
Written by Millie Lange
(Chicago) -- Marco Estrada walked out to warm up and saw the wind blowing straight out at Wrigley Field, a rare sight for an April date at the iconic neighborhood ballpark.
It was an unfortunate development for the right-hander, but he made it work in a big way for the Milwaukee Brewers.
Estrada pitched seven effective innings and doubled home a run Monday, helping the Brewers stop a five-game slide with a 7-4 victory over Chicago in the first game of the season at the Cubs' longtime home.
Cincinnati 13, St. Louis 4
(St. Louis) -- Cincinnati's Shin-Soo Choo, centerfielder, made amends for two botched fly balls, drawing a leadoff walk in a nine-run ninth inning and later delivering a three-run double as the Reds spoiled the St. Louis Cardinals' home opener with a 13-4 victory on Monday.
Mitchell Boggs (0-1), the stand-in closer for St. Louis, yielded six runs while getting only one out. Only a few thousand fans remained of the largest regular-season crowd of 47,375 for the bottom of the ninth in 8-year-old Busch Stadium history.
Monday, April 8 Scoreboard
MLB NL
Milwaukee Brewers 7, Chicago Cubs 4
Cincinnati Reds 13, St. Louis Cardinals 4
New York Mets 7, Philadelphia Phillies 2
Atlanta Braves 2, Miami Marlins 0
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Arizona Diamondbacks 3
San Francisco Giants 4, Colorado Rockies 2
MLB AL
Boston Red Sox 3, Baltimore Orioles 1
New York Yankees 11, Cleveland Indians 6
Kansas City Royals 3, Minnesota Twins 1
Texas Rangers 5, Tampa Bay Rays 4
Seattle Mariners 3, Houston Astros 0
MLB Interleague
No Games Scheduled
Tuesday, April 9 Schedule (All Times Central)
MLB NL
5:40 p.m. - Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres
6:05 p.m. - New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies
6:10 p.m. - Atlanta Braves at Miami Marlins
7:05 p.m. - Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs
7:15 p.m. - Cincinnati Reds at St. Louis Cardinals
8:40 p.m. - Pittsburgh Pirates at Arizona Diamondbacks
9:15 p.m. - Colorado Rockies at San Francisco Giants
MLB AL
12:08 p.m. - Toronto Blue Jays at Detroit Tigers
6:05 p.m. - New York Yankees at Cleveland Indians
7:05 p.m. - Tampa Bay Rays at Texas Rangers
7:10 p.m. - Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals
9:05 p.m. - Oakland Athletics at LA Angels of Anaheim
9:10 p.m. - Houston Astros at Seattle Mariners
MLB Interleague
6:05 p.m. - Chicago White Sox at Washington Nationals