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Nothing says "Hey, kid, go be our ace!" like a long-term contract extension and an Opening Day start.
It's early yet, but Carlos Martinez sure looks ready, willing and able to oblige the St. Louis Cardinals.
It was Randal Grichuk who played the hero in the Cardinals' 4-3 win over the Chicago Cubs in the nightcap of Sunday's trio of Opening Day games. He hit the Cardinals' first home run of 2017 in the eighth inning and, in response to Willson Contreras' game-tying homer in the top of the ninth, walked it off with an RBI single in the bottom of the ninth.