Monday, April 2, at Milwaukee - Cardinals 8, Brewers 4: Miles Mikolas earned the victory - and hit a two-run homer - in his first outing as a Cardinal (his first start in the majors since Aug. 2014). John Fisher/CSM/AP
#MondayMosaic - April 2-8
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Tuesday, April 3, at Milwaukee - Brewers 5, Cardinals 4: Dexter Fowler hit Chase Anderson's first pitch for a home run, his first of 2018. Two pitches later, No. 2 batter Tommy Pham went deep in the first game in MLB history that started and ended with back-to-back home runs. Dylan Buell/Getty Images
Tuesday, April 3, at Milwaukee - Brewers 5, Cardinals 4: Marcell Ozuna connected for his first home run as a Cardinal, a two-run shot that put the Cardinals on top, 4-0, in the third inning at Miller Park. Dylan Buell/Getty Images
Wednesday, April 4, at Milwaukee - Cardinals 6, Brewers 0: After losing all three of his starts at Miller Park in 2017, Carlos Martinez pitched 8.2 shutout innings, striking out 10 Brewers, to pick up his first win of 2018. John Fisher/CSM/AP
Thursday, April 5, at St. Louis - Diamondbacks 3, Cardinals 1: Hall of Famer Tony La Russa found a couple of fans before the pregame parade at the Cardinals home opener. Billy Hurst/St. Louis Cardinals
Thursday, April 5, at St. Louis - Diamondbacks 3, Cardinals 1: Coach Willie McGee felt the love from all directions as he returned to Busch Stadium in uniform for the first time since retiring as a player in 1999. Scott Rovak/St. Louis Cardinals
Thursday, April 5, at St. Louis - Diamondbacks 3, Cardinals 1: Second baseman Kolten Wong hung five for the home opener's full house of 46,512. Dan Donovan/St. Louis Cardinals
Thursday, April 5, at St. Louis - Diamondbacks 3, Cardinals 1: Fredbird joined the Cardinals' receiving line to welcome Dexter Fowler and the rest of the starting lineup at the home opener. Ben Munson/St. Louis Cardinals
Saturday, April 7, at St. Louis - Cardinals 5, Diamondbacks 3: Ray Lankford, a nominee on the Cardinals' 2018 Hall of Fame ballot, threw out the ceremonial first pitch to former teammate Willie McGee. Billy Hurst/St/ Louis Cardinals
Saturday, April 7, at St. Louis - Cardinals 5, Diamondbacks 3: Jose Martinez (38) soared with Yadier Molina after the outfielder's three-run homer off Zack Greinke staked the Cardinals to a third-inning lead that held up for the team's first win at home. Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images
Saturday, April 7, at St. Louis - Cardinals 5, Diamondbacks 3: Bud Norris struck out the side in the ninth to record the Cardinals' first save of the 2018 season. Scott Rovak/St. Louis Cardinals
Sunday, April 8, at St. Louis -Diamondbacks 4, Cardinals 1: When Arizona manager Torey Lovullo came onto the field to express his displeasure over umpire Tim Timmons' calls of balls and strikes, Yadier Molina took greater exception to Lovullo's off-color description of the Cardinals catcher. Jeff Roberson/AP