Yadi, Giancarlo collect first RBIs of spring

February 26th, 2017

JUPITER, Fla. -- Cardinals catchers drove in four runs to help the team to its first Grapefruit League victory, a 7-4 win over the Marlins on Sunday at Roger Dean Stadium.
, who started as St. Louis' designated hitter, capped a four-run second inning against Marlins lefty with a two-run double, his first hit this spring.
The Cardinals also got a pair of RBIs from , who is the favorite to earn a Major League roster spot as Molina's backup. After his RBI single in the second, Fryer tallied a fourth-inning triple, thanks to a generous scoring decision. He scored the team's fifth run by sliding in safely just ahead of a throw from right fielder .

Conley allowed four runs on five hits in his spring debut.
"Obviously, nobody wants to go out there and get hit around," Conley said. "My intention is to go out and compete, regardless of what my mission was for the day."
Conley also took a comebacker by off his right calf but still made the play for an out. He was fine after being struck.
"Usually, what I like to tell myself is the ball weighs five ounces, so how bad can it hurt, you know?" Conley quipped.
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Ahead of him, Dan Straily, making his first appearance with his new team, threw 18 pitches (13 strikes) while working around two singles in a scoreless inning. , also making his Marlins debut, allowed one hit in a scoreless appearance.

Cardinals starter retired all six batters he faced.
"It was good to get out there again," Mayers said. "It felt good to be back competing, be back out there and not facing my teammates."
Behind him, made his Cardinals debut with a scoreless inning. Cecil worked around singles by and .

Stanton capped a two-out rally during a four-run fifth with his first RBI of the spring on a double, which followed back-to-back doubles by Prado and Yelich.

Marlins Up Next: Right-hander , in the mix for either a rotation or long-relief spot, gets the Grapefruit League start against the Twins at 1:05 p.m. ET on Monday in Fort Myers. Minnesota will start righty . Dee Gordon was initially scheduled to make the trip, but the second baseman is dealing with pink eye, and he has been away from camp the past few days. Shortstop and , scheduled to play first, will make the trip.
Cardinals Up Next: The Cardinals have a pair of split-squad games scheduled for Monday. Manager Mike Matheny will take a group to Fort Myers to face the Red Sox at 12:05 p.m. CT. It can be heard on Gameday Audio. , the frontrunner for the fifth spot in the rotation, will start that game. will make his first start since Tommy John surgery in the home game against Washington. First pitch is also 12:05 p.m. CT, and it can be heard on an exclusive webcast.
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