One more win, and the San Diego Padres have their first season-opening sweep since 1984. Patience at the plate got them to this point. Pitcher Clayton Richard had two RBIs to match his career high without getting the ball out of the infield and pitched six solid innings in an 11-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday. The Padres broke it open with a six-run fifth that included four hits, four walks and a sacrifice fly. "We did a really good job of working [Jake] Westbrook," Chase Headley said. "By guys laying off and having tough at-bats, even if they were making outs, they were taking five, six, seven or eight pitches and that takes its toll over the course of time. "We waited them out," Headley added. Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=310402124
