One down, 60 to go.
Mark McGwire started the season with a bang, hitting a grandslam off Ramon Martinez in the fifth inning to power the St. LouisCardinals to a 6-0 Opening Day victory Tuesday against the visitingLos Angeles Dodgers.
A sellout crowd of 47,972 screamed in anticipation when DelinoDeShields walked on a full count to load the bases. McGwire didn'tdisappoint them, hitting a towering drive that cleared the left-fieldwall and broke open a scoreless game."It's an awesome feeling," McGwire said. "How can you not getchills?"McGwire overshadowed a strong performance from winning pitcherTodd Stottlemyre, who gave up three hits in seven-plus innings …
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