The St. Louis Cardinals improved to 2-0 on the young season with a 6-2 win over the Pirates on Saturday at Busch Stadium. Paul DeJong hit a 2-run home run, his 32nd of his career, in the third inning to lead the Cardinals offense.

Nolan Arenado scored two runs and went 4-4 at the plate with 3 RBI for the Redbirds. Miles Mikolas got the start on the mound but Kodi Whitley picked up the win, the first of his career.

The Cardinals continue the series with the Pirates on Sunday with a 1:15 p.m. first pitch. We’ll have coverage on KJAN with pregame at 12:20 p.m.