The St. Louis Cardinals opened up their four game set against the Arizona Diamondbacks with an 8-3 win on Thursday night. The Cardinals scored 2 in the first and 3 in the second to grab the advantage early.

Paul Goldschmidt had 3 hits, 1 run, and 3 RBI to lead the Redbird offense. Dakota Hudson picked up the win on the hill, going 6 innings with 4 strikeouts and allowed just 1 hit.

The Cardinals improved to 11-7 on the season. Game 2 of the series is Friday night at 7:15 p.m. We’ll have coverage on KJAN starting at 6:20 p.m.