The St. Louis ace right-hander befuddled the best team in baseball in dominant fashion Sunday night by flashing Cy Young-caliber stuff.
Don't try to tell St. Louis Cardinals ace Carlos Martinez that the Chicago Cubs have the NL Central race all locked up already. He doesn't want to hear it.
And if Sunday night is any indication, the rest of the National League should probably sit up and take notice, too.
Martinez shut the Cubs down in the Cardinals' 4-3 Opening Night victory, giving up just 6 hits on no walks and 10 strikeouts in 7.