Thunderous applause and roaring cheers followed Arenado throughout the day: When he first took the field on the back of a Ford-150 truck — a home opener tradition — and circled the field, when he was introduced before his first at-bat in the bottom of the first inning and during each of his at-bats that followed.

Oliver Marmol talks about the home runs from Lars Nootbaar and Nolan Arenado, the work Arenado has put in, the Cardinals' teamwork and more