The Cubs cruised to a 10-0 win over the Pirates on a picture-perfect afternoon at Wrigley Field. Tribune photographers were outside the stadium, in the stands and on the field to capture it all. Here are some of their photos.
Nancy Carstedt, who has worked at Wrigley Field for 15 years, wears a pin-covered hat.
Victor Gonzalez folds T-shirts outside Wrigley Field before the game.
Fans begin to gather in the Wrigley Field stands.
4-year-old Calvin Ratliff plays catch with his father, David, outside the park
Shimon Greenland, 18, waits with other fans hoping to score a free ball.
Cubs right fielder Ben Zobrist waves to the fans.
Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot throws out the ceremonial first pitch.
A fan wears a “W” flag.
A huge American flag is unfurled on the field.
Cubs fans line a new patio in the bleachers.
Cubs pitcher Jon Lester slides into home. He left the game with a hamstring injury.
Fans watch the home-opening rout of the Pirates from the stands.
Cubs fans cheer as first baseman Anthony Rizzo scores.
People gather in the new Catalina Club in Wrigley Field’s upper deck.
Cubs reliever Pedro Strop delivers a pitch. After a rough start to the season, the bullpen combined for seven shutout innings against the Pirates.
