Opening day tickets available in online drawing

ST. LOUIS -- Opening Day is a month-and-a-half away, and the St. Louis Cardinals have announced plans for ticket sales for the March 31 game against the defending National League champion Colorado Rockies.

Opening Day tickets are available through a random online drawing. Fans must first register online no later than noon Wednesday.

Winners will be notified by e-mail Feb. 22, and winners will have the opportunity to purchase up to four tickets Feb. 25.

The Cardinals say individual tickets for all other games go on sale online at 9 a.m. Feb. 29, by calling the Cardinals charge line at 314-345-9000, and at Cardinals Clubhouse stores.

-- The Associated Press