Adam Wainwright pitched six scoreless innings, Tyler O’Neill hit a three-run homer and drove in five, and the St. Louis Cardinals celebrated Albert Pujols’ return with a 9-0 season-opening win over the Pittsburgh Pirates yesterday.

Yadier Molina threw out a runner trying to steal second in the first game of his final big league season, and Nolan Arenado and Tommy Edman also homered for the Cardinals, who won the managerial debut of 35-year-old Oliver Marmol. Paul Goldschmidt drew four staight walks, the first player to do that on opening day since Manny Ramírez in 2002.

The only downer was Pujols, who signed a one-year deal with St. Louis last month, was 0 for 5.

Wainwright allowed five hits in his sixth opening day start and first since 2016. The 40-year-old struck out six and did not walk a batter.

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The two teams are off tonight.

Pittsburgh’s Mitch Keller will face the Redbirds’ Miles Mikolas in the second game of a four-game series tomorrow.