4/10 GDT: Brewers(Houser) vs Cardinals(Martinez) 1:15 PM CT

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4/10 GDT: Brewers(Houser) vs Cardinals(Martinez) 1:15 PM CT

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Brewers vs Cardinals
1:15 PM CT - April 10, 2021
Busch Stadium - St. Louis, MO
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The first crowd back at Busch Stadium in over a year was waiting all day for it. There was no other fitting way for the home opener to go, was there?

Of course not. Nolan Arenado, come get your curtain call.

Arenado’s eighth-inning homer was his second as a member of the Cardinals, but his first in front of the 13,328 sellout crowd at Busch Stadium. This one propelled St. Louis to a 3-1 come-from-behind victory Thursday over the Brewers after getting carved up by Corbin Burnes for most of the afternoon. A hallmark moment for the organization’s newest -- and brightest -- player, and a hallmark moment for the already ceremonious day that was the return of fans and Opening Day ceremonies to the ballpark.

One game at Busch Stadium, one career curtain call. Simple math.

“No comparisons,” Arenado said. “This is one of the greatest moments.”

Eagerness for Arenado to enjoy the Busch Stadium experience began years ago, when he was a member of the Rockies and was told by Troy Tulowitzki to soak in how the Cardinals go about their business as an organization.

Acquired Feb. 1, Arenado’s fit on the club has been seamless from an organizational perspective in his first two months, but there have been some adjustments to be made -- new colors, new digs, new rules, practices and preparations in a new city. For one, Arenado said that he had trouble getting into the home clubhouse Thursday morning.

But in recent days, he heard from another Cardinal who made the blockbuster move from Denver to St. Louis. Matt Holliday reminded him that he needs to soak in the Clydesdales, the red sport coat-clad Hall of Famers in the stadium, the first pitch from Scott Rolen, the fans -- albeit in limited numbers to start the season. He also heard from other former Cardinals Jon Jay and Daniel Descalso, on top of current teammates, advice on how to be a Cardinal.

One teammate hasn’t thought that he needs much advice.

Adam Wainwright, who went five innings in his sixth career home opener, recalled a recent night when he was watching “American Idol” with his kids. Arenado mistakenly sent a video of himself working on his swing to the entire Cardinals team chat.

It was meant for a coach, searching for feedback. It came in at around 7:30 p.m., long after a day of work.

“Our fans, I don't know if they know this, but he's so focused on being a world champion as a St. Louis Cardinals player. You can’t even believe it,” Wainwright said. “Guy eats, sleeps, drinks, reads baseball, and he wants to win as bad as anybody I've been around. He wants to win here.”

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The St. Louis Cardinals are 1-0 at home this season and are solid favorites to beat the Milwaukee Brewers who are 2-2 on the road this season. The Cardinals have a better than 55% chance of winning based on 10,000 game simulations generated one play at a time by the AccuScore Simulation Supercomputer. Cardinals\' starter Carlos Martinez is forecasted to have a better game than Brewers\' starter Adrian Houser. Carlos Martinez has a 32% chance of having a Quality Start (QS) while Adrian Houser has a 26% chance of a QS. If Carlos Martinez has a quality start the Cardinals has a 75% chance of winning. His simulated strikeout to walk ratio is 3.4 and he has a 21% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio. When he has a 5/1 ratio the Cardinals win 64%. In Adrian Houser quality starts the Brewers win 58%. He has a 30% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio and if he does his team wins 58% of simulations. In simulations we tracked the batter for each team that was most productive based his average hits, walks and RBI per simulation. The most productive batter for the St. Louis Cardinals is Nolan Arenado who averaged 2.86 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 51% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Cardinals have a 70% chance of winning. The most productive batter for the Milwaukee Brewers is Ryan Braun who averaged 2.59 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 45% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Brewers have a 54% chance of winning.

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Weather not looking so great apparently.

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Will Marp wear batting gloves today?

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MinorLeagueGuy wrote:
April 10 21, 10:47 am
Will Marp wear batting gloves today?
Maybe if he pinch hits

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CardsofSTL wrote:
April 10 21, 11:11 am
MinorLeagueGuy wrote:
April 10 21, 10:47 am
Will Marp wear batting gloves today?
Maybe if he pinch hits
Someone put them between second and third base and he has no idea how to go there.

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