Pittsburgh Pirates Victorious on Opening Day

The Pittsburgh Pirates defeat The St. Louis Cardinals 4-1 Sunday April 3rd. Pittsburgh's starting pitcher Francisco Liriano went 6 innings allowed 3 hits and had 10 strikeouts 10. He tied a Pirates opening day record by striking out 10. Pirates new third baseman David Freese added 2 hits to the combined 9 that the team had. The Pirates will resume play on Tuesday when Jonathon Niese pitches against Michael Wacha.