Jays beat Cardinals 10-9 on opening day

Toronto Blue Jays top St. Louis Cardinals 10-9 on the 1^st day of the new MLB season at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri.

#OpeningDay THRILLER 🤩

FINAL: #BlueJays 10, Cardinals 9 pic.twitter.com/ZoM07yHNH6

— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) March 31, 2023

George Springer was the best player with 5 hits as Vladimir Guerrero Jr. drove in 3 runs for the victory on Thursday. Tyler O’Neill for 4^th straight season on the first day of the new season by homering.

In his first match for the Cardinals, the catcher Willson Contreras got injured and departed after the 8^th inning.

Springer finished 5 for 6 as he also recorded 5 singles in the 4/5 hit match in his career to go along with the 6^th game for Houston at Oakland back in 2018.

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George put a Jays record for hits in the first game and, along with Adley Rutschman, became the first pair with 5 hits each on opening day since at least 1901.

“It’s awesome. Obviously, you want to start off good,” Springer said. “It’s only one game. But, I’ll take all the hits I can get.”

We’ve waited all winter to say this…

BLUE JAYS WIN! pic.twitter.com/CQVq1l1qgb

— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) March 31, 2023

Bo Bichette finished with 4 hits, and Matt Chapman with 3 for St. Louis.

Cardinals Jack Flaherty will play against Jays Kevin Gausman in the 2^nd match of 3 game series on Saturday.