National League capsules

Cardinals 5, Astros 0

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Albert Pujols homered and drove in four runs, leading Adam Wainwright and the St. Louis Cardinals over winless Houston 5-0 Monday in their home opener and dropping the Astros to 0-7.

New batting coach Mark McGwire drew one of the biggest cheers during the pregame introductions before his first home game since retiring after the 2001 season.

Pujols hit an RBI single and a three-run homer and Ryan Ludwick went 4 for 4. Wainwright (2-0) pitched eight innings and added his first career pickoff.

The Astros are off to their worst since opening 0-9 in 1983. They've been shut out three times while facing a string of aces - Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain, Roy Halladay and Wainwright already - and have scored a major league-low 13 runs.

Wandy Rodriguez (0-2) allowed four runs in 4 1-3 innings.

The Cardinals' pregame pomp of the traditional introductory motorcade, including an appearance by 89-year-old Hall of Famer Stan Musial and a crowd of 46,918 - largest at 5-year-old Busch Stadium.

Padres 17, Braves 2

SAN DIEGO (AP) - Will Venable's two-run shot highlighted a 10-run fourth inning, and Kyle Blanks homered and drove in a career-high five runs to lead San Diego to the rout in its home opener.

The Padres hit and scored as if they were playing in a bandbox rather than spacious Petco Park. Their 17 runs, on 19 hits, were the most by any team at the downtown ballpark since it opened in 2004.

Kevin Correia (1-1) yielded two runs and four hits in 5 2-3 innings for San Diego. He also had a two-run single in the fourth.

Jair Jurrjens (0-1) allowed eight runs and eight hits in 3 1-3 innings for Atlanta.

Reds 6, Marlins 5, 10 innings

MIAMI (AP) - Scott Rolen homered twice and drove in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning, helping the Reds get the win.

The Marlins twice erased deficits but left the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth and went down in order in the 10th against Francisco Cordero, who earned his third save in three chances.

Orlando Cabrera hit a two-run homer for Cincinnati. Rolen hit solo drives in the second and fourth, and has three homers after hitting 11 last year. Nick Masset (2-0) got the win.

Joey Votto started the 10th with a walk against Burke Badenhop (0-1). He advanced on a sacrifice and scored on Rolen's one-out single.

Florida's Jorge Cantu hit a two-run double in the third, increasing his RBI total to 12. He has at least one hit and one RBI in each of the first seven games, the longest such streak to start a season in the NL since 2005.

Phillies 7, Nationals 4

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Placido Polanco hit a go-ahead single, Chase Utley had a two-run homer and the Philadelphia Phillies overcame an early deficit to beat the Washington Nationals in their home opener.

The two-time defending NL champions are off to a 6-1 start, their best since opening the 1993 pennant-winning season 7-1.

Cole Hamels (2-0) earned the win despite another so-so effort. Ryan Madson got his second save.

Jason Marquis (0-2) had a two-run double for the Nationals.

The Phillies played without All-Star shortstop Jimmy Rollins, a late scratch after straining his right calf. All-Star right fielder Jayson Werth left in the sixth because of soreness in his left hip.

Cubs 9, Brewers 5

CHICAGO (AP) - Xavier Nady, Jeff Baker and Aramis Ramirez homered as the Chicago Cubs put on a power display for new owner Tom Ricketts and beat the Milwaukee Brewers in their home opener.

Ricketts, the longtime fan whose family took over the team in October, joined his two brothers and sister to sing "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" during the seventh-inning stretch.

A crowd of 41,306 turned out at Wrigley Field on a 58-degree afternoon and watched the Cubs rush to an 8-1 lead.

Ryan Dempster (1-0) ran his career record against the Brewers to 12-3. Doug Davis (0-1) lasted 3 1-3 innings.