Cincinnati Reds

Cincinnati Reds Final Score 6-11, April 5

Albert Pujols #5 of the St. Louis Cardinals hits a home run in the first inning against the Cincinnati Reds at the Great American Ball Park on March 5, 2010 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Getty Images)more pics »The Cincinnati Reds lost their home opener today against the St. Louis Cardinals 6-11 today. Albert Pujols had a great game with a home run stemming from his second swing of the season, and he got one a few innings later, which helped the Cards win the game. He went 4 for 5 this afternoon.

The Reds lost against the Cardinals today. (Getty)
A huge crowd turned out for the game, which was watched in unseasonably warm weather for Cincinnati. There was a crowd of 42,493, according to ESPN, making it the fifth-largest in ball park history. Too bad it was a loss for the home team.

Today also marked Mark McGwire's first game with the guys, as a batting instructor. "We had a great spring training with him -- his knowledge and the things he talked about with the young guys and myself," Pujols said. "We don't want to try to make Mark look good. We're going to try to do the best we can to help our ballclub win, and that's what we did. If we're able to do that, we'll make everybody look good."

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