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Cards Win; Cubs Lose; Sox Washed Out

>>Cardinals Stifle Reds

(Cincinnati, OH)  --  Kyle Lohse allowed one run on four hits over six frames as the Cardinals dropped the Reds, 3-1.  Carlos Beltran blasted a solo home run in the first.  David Freese added a two-run shot in the sixth inning for St. Louis, which has started defense of its World Series title with a 5-and-1 record.  Jason Motte pitched the ninth for his second save.  Mike Leake gave up three runs over six innings to take the loss for Cincinnati, which fell to 2-and-3.  Joey Votto's sixth-inning sacrifice-fly accounted for the lone run the Reds pushed across.

>>Crew Cruise Past Cubs

(Chicago, IL)  --  Alex Gonzalez's three-run homer highlighted a five-run first frame and the Brewers cruised to a 7-4 win over the Cubs.  Jonathan Lucroy added a solo shot and an RBI single for Milwaukee, which has won the first two of a four-game set at Wrigley Field.  Chris Narveson gave up three runs, two earned, through five frames to pick up the win.  Francisco Rodriguez recorded the final two outs to register the save.  Geovany Soto smacked a solo home run and Alfonso Soriano knocked in two runs for Chicago.  Paul Maholm allowed six runs through four innings of duty to take the loss in his Cubs debut.  The Northsiders fall to 1-and-4 on the season.

>>ChiSox-Tribe Game Postponed

(Cleveland, OH)  --  Last night's game between the Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Indians was postponed due to adverse weather conditions.  A makeup date has not yet been announced.  Sox righty Philip Humber was set to pitch for Chicago after a breakout 9-and-9 campaign last season.  The White Sox won the opener of the scheduled three-game series, 4-2, on Monday.  John Danks gets the nod against Justin Masterson in this afternoon's series finale.

MLB NL
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Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Washington Nationals 6, New York Mets 2
Atlanta Braves 6, Houston Astros 4
Arizona Diamondbacks 4, San Diego Padres 2

MLB AL
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Detroit Tigers 5, Tampa Bay Rays 2
Toronto Blue Jays 7, Boston Red Sox 3
New York Yankees 5, Baltimore Orioles 4 (12 inn)
Texas Rangers 1, Seattle Mariners 0
Kansas City Royals 3, Oakland Athletics 0 (8 inn)

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