Cardinals' Comeback Stuns Rays on Hot Opening Day

0:00It's March 27th, welcome to M.O.B News Today, powered by AI, I'm Corey with the story. The St. Louis Cardinals pulled off a stunning comeback on opening day, rallying past the Tampa Bay Rays 9-7. They trailed 7-1 before exploding for 8 runs in the 6th inning, capped by Alec Burlesons to run Homer. Rookie JJ Weatherhole added a Homer for the cards, plus a sacrifice fly that helped tie things up. Tampa Bay had grabbed the lead with 6 runs of their own earlier in the inning, highlighted by Johnny DeLuca's 2 run single, and Jonathan Arondas. Homer, both teams put 11 batters to the plate in that wild frame. Nathan Church chipped in a 2 run hit for St. Louis, while outfielders Church, Burlesons, and Victor Scott each collected 3 hits. Yendi Diaz, Ben Williamson, and Nick Fortes did the same for the race. Riley O'Brien got the win with scoreless relief, and Ryan Stannick nailed down the save by striking out a batter with the bases loaded. The Cardinals are in rebuild mode after offseason trades of veterans like Sonny Gray,

1:04Nolan Aronato, and others. Game time hit 91 degrees, the hottest opening day ever at Bush Stadium. Tampa Bay's Joe Boyle faces St. Louis's Michael McGreevy on Saturday to continue the series.