St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs: 2015 MLB Opening Night Live Score, Analysis

The Cubs and Cardinals battled admirably on Opening Day at Wrigley Field.

The north-siders sent Jon Lester to the mound to face off with Cardinals' ace, Adam Wainwright.

Unsurprisingly, Wainwright was on his game, and held the Cubs scoreless over six innings of work, logging six strikeouts and zero walks in a superb effort. Lester, in his debut as a Cub, made it through just 5.1 innings, allowing three earned runs on eight hits and two walks, while striking out six.

The Cubs' bullpen held the Cardinals' offense in check over the next 3.2 innings, but the offense couldn't hold up their end of the bargain, as they managed just five total hits in a losing effort.

Newcomer Jason Heyward was the star of the show for the Cardinals, going 3-5 with two doubles, a stolen base and a run scored.

Trevor Rosenthal, who provided fans, and management with plenty of mini-heart attacks in 2014, came in and logged an impressive one, two, three ninth inning as he struck out the side in order.

The Cardinals move to 1-0 on the young season, while the Cubs loss puts them at 0-1 to start the year.

These two teams will get a day off tomorrow, but they'll be back on Tuesday for the second of their three game series.

Final Score: Cardinals 3, Cubs 0

Adam Wainwright (1-0): 6 IP, 0 ER, 5 H, 0 BB, 6 K

Jon Lester (0-1): 5.1 IP, 3 ER, 8 H, 2 BB, 6 K

Rosenthal (S, 1): 1 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, 0 BB, 3 K