Reds, Cards lose, Cubs win

Gregory Polanco drove in three runs as the Pittsburgh Pirates put away the Cincinnati Reds 5-2 in PNC Park. Homer Bailey gave up seven hits and five runs in less than five innings to fall to 0-2 for Cincinnati:

Adam Duvall hit his second home run for the Reds who play the Pirates again tonight with air time at 5:35 on News Radio 95.3 FM/1230 AM WHOP.
Robbie Ray tossed six strong innings and plated a run as the Arizona Diamondbacks spoiled the St. Louis Cardinals’ home opener with a 3-1 win at Busch Stadium. Yadier Molina doubled home the lone run for the Redbirds and Adam Wainwright yielded three runs in less than four frames to suffer the loss in his season debut:

The teams are off today.
Jon Lester struck out six over six shutout innings as the Chicago Cubs blanked the Milwaukee Brewers 8-0 at Miller Park.

Game two of the series is this evening.
The Atlanta Braves begin a nine-game, three-city road trip this afternoon against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field.