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 ST. LOUIS (AP) - Back at Busch Stadium, the St. Louis Cardinals won their home opener in a walk. Two of them. Larry Walker tied the game with a four-pitch walk from Aaron Fultz in the eighth inning, and Albert Pujols followed with another walk that forced in the go-ahead run Friday in the Cardinals' 6-5 win over the Philadelphia Phillies.
The defending NL champions, starting their final season at Busch Stadium, trailed 5-1 after five innings. But Philadelphia failed to hold a lead for the third straight game and dropped to 1-3.
Mark Mulder had a mediocre Cardinals' debut, allowing five runs — four earned — and nine hits in six innings. He finished poorly for Oakland last season, going 0-4 with a 7.27 ERA in his last seven starts, and wasn't any better Friday, walking four and striking out just three.
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