St. Louis Cardinals’ FURIOUS Comeback IGNITES Opening Day as Alec Burleson & JJ Wetherholt DELIVER!
St. Louis Cardinals mount a jaw-dropping Opening Day comeback, erasing a 7-1 deficit with explosive bats and rookie heroics. Alec Burleson crushes a pivotal home run, JJ Wetherholt launches a 425-foot blast in his MLB debut, and Nathan Church sparks excitement with both bat and glove. Are youthful reinforcements transforming the Cardinals into real contenders?
JD Hafron spotlights the inning that turned Busch Stadium electric, analyzes key bullpen decisions, and spotlights standout pitching from Matthew Liberatore. The episode recaps NL Central action, including Paul Skenes’ surprising struggles, Jackson Chourio’s injury setback for the Brewers, and how former Cardinals are faring elsewhere. Don’t miss spirited insights on leadership, defensive grit, and whether St. Louis’ blend of young talent and experienced stars could signal a season to remember.
00:00 Cardinals Opening Day Comeback
08:36 Three Stars of the Game
20:48 NL Central Results & Former Cardinals
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26 comments
What emotions did you experience during the Cardinals' wild sixth inning comeback?
If Nelson Velazquez had been the starting left fielder, Opening Day would’ve been rough – you know what I mean, Bernie? Nathan Church might really be a prize! I agree with you, JD!
Anyway, thanks for everything you do, JD. It’s great hearing positive, upbeat Cardinals fans for a change instead of all the negativity out there. This season has a chance to be a really fun one if we handle it right.
Wow. Baseball is crazy. When we were down 7 to 1 I thought it was over. JJ and company were great with the bats. Also I see why oli sent Nelson v down. Church gonna be his left fielder. Go cards
Church is another Jim Edmonds….Winn is another Ozzie Smith. Trying to remember the last power hitting 2nd baseman we had, but J.J is well worth watching. Maybe Walker is figuring it out, but would still rather see Velazquez in right. This just might be a really fun year to watch!
Alec Burleson's defense was key in getting the win yesterday, every bit as much as his offense.
Go Cards
That's the attitude I was talking about, that they need to continue to play with.
A couple of the Rays runs were scratch.
My goodness. It’s just one game! I like the start, but it’s just one game.
Go Cards!
Victor Scott Bunting could be scary good
I’m so glad they kept burly, reminds me of lance berkman
That was my first opening day in person and did not disappoint!!! 5th cardinals game and never saw a comeback like that, IN THE SAME INNING!
Playing hard running out everything hitting to the opposite field brilliant defense THAT is CARDINAL BASEBALL!!!!!,
No need to apologize, Burly deserves the honor
The 8 run 6th inning comeback is something we havnt seen the cardinals do in years. When Burleson hit that missle of a home run baseball felt like it was back to the Albert Pujols glory days in St. Louis. I am actually excited about this young cardinals team, theres a lot of talent. This team feels much different than the teams from the last 3 years
I disagree .3 stars. Church ,Burley. Scott
I little bit ugly! 4 innings 10 hits ,4 walks and 6 earn runs!!! Yikes
Burly is my favorite player. Im surprised they didn't even show the line shot at 1st he caught. That was key.
Man I'll tell ya, when the Rays got their 6 runs, I thought this is going to be a loooong season. We'll this youngry Cardinals team made it a looong inning instead! I'm proud of the way these guys responded and excited to see this team continue to play with this type of grit! I sure hope they prove all of the haters wrong! Let's go boys!
Be truthful J.D. You were thinking the same thing about looming strike outs.
Can someone explain why OBrien got the W when Roycroft was the pitcher to finish the 6th and was “in” when the Cardinals took the lead? The broadcast was saying Roycroft was going to get the W also
Undefeated! Undefeated!
What a massively entertaining game! I LOVED the excitement and energy I saw out on the field and I think we will see a LOT more of that throughout the season. I have a feeling we'll see a lot more games like this one and they won't always be able to have a huge comeback like that, but they KNOW they can do it now, and that will instill a TON of much needed confidence in them. Gorman and Walker in particular. Those 2 guys needed that. They both looked way better at the plate than I've seen in the past, a lot more relaxed. And VS II inducing the balk? Oh yeah! Gimme more of that!
Ok Oli haters. You gonna give him any credit for this or are you going to find something that you are going to make up that he screwed up? Ok, scratch that. I don't want to hear it anyway.
What I saw and got excited about was the never give up or give in attitude that these young men showed. As long as they keep that mentality they will go far. As Yogi might say; attitude is 90 % of the game. The other half is talent.
was hammered at kilroys lol loved the comeback!