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ST. LOUIS — As opening day approached, manager Oliver Marmol said the player who arguably had the most impressive camp for the Cardinals did so without much fanfare or attention and just excelled all spring, quietly.

Taillon had his worst start of the year in the Cubs’ 12-3 loss Saturday in Philadelphia.

ST. LOUIS — After a week of short outings from their starting pitchers, heavy innings being shouldered by their bullpen, and roller-coaster games featuring wild momentum swings from their offense, the Los Angeles Dodgers finally followed a more straightforward blueprint Friday night.

ST. LOUIS — Anything that didn’t threaten the supply of baseballs would have been an improvement. The Dodgers’ pitching staff cleared that low bar easily.