Cardinals' Comeback Stuns Rays on Opening Day

0:00On March 26th, the St. Louis Cardinals pulled off a thrilling comeback on opening day at Bush Stadium, beating the Tampa Bay Rays 9-7. In a wild six inning, the teams combined for 14 runs with the Cardinals erasing a six-run deficit by scoring 8 of their own to grab A. Two-run lead they never surrendered. Things started rough for St. Louis in the top of the 6th, when three relievers gave up six runs to the Rays. But the bottom half flipped everything, as the Cardinals racked up eight hits against Tampa Bay's bullpen, including a lead-off single and a key. Two-run Homer from Alec Burleson. Fans at the sold-out stadium went wild, especially after rookie J.J. Weatherholt's MLB debut home run earlier in the game. That energy carried into the rally, boosted by smart plays like sacrifice flies from Weatherholt and Ivan Herrera, plus a Bunt single from Victor Scott, the second. Manager Oliver Marmel saw exactly the gritty, aggressive style he wants this season on display in that frame.

1:01It silenced some early doubts from outside experts, and set a strong tone for the year. With the bullpen holding firm late, the Cardinals start their campaign with a statement win that has everyone buzzing about more fireworks ahead. Baseball news, powered by AI. This is MLB News Today. I'm Corey with The Story.