1. Tyler Greene, SS

2. Jon Jay, CF

3. Allen Craig, 1B

4. Nick Stavinoha, RF

5. David Freese, 3B

6. Tyler Henley, LF

7. Jason LaRue, C

8. Ruben Gotay, 2B

9. Kyle McClellan, RHP

Also scheduled to pitch: LHP Evan MacLane, RHP Lance Lynn, RHP Josh Kinney, RHP Pete Parise. Insurance arms: Sanchez and Perez, depending on the outcome of the above game, and RHP Casey Mulligan.

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Are we going to hand the Nationals their first win this Spring?

1. Skip Schumaker, 2B

2. Allen Craig, DH

3. Albert Pujols, 1B

4. Ryan Ludwick, RF

5. Colby Rasmus, CF

6. Yadier Molina, C

7. Nick Stavinoha, LF

8. Joe Mather, 3B

9. Tyler Greene, SS

Starting pitcher: RHP Kyle Lohse. Also listed to pitch: LHP Jaime Garcia, LHP Trever Miller, LHP Dennys Reyes, RHP Ryan Franklin and RHP Blake Hawksworth. Brought over from the minor-league camp: RHP Casey Mulligan.

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VIERA, Fla. _ The Cardinals took advantage of 11 walks and a hit batsman by Washington Nationals pitchers today to post their fourth straight exhibition victory, 7-3.

1. Skip Schumaker, 2B

2. Felipe Lopez, 3B

3. Albert Pujols, 1B

4. Matt Holliday, LF

5. Colby Rasmus, CF

6. Ryan Ludwick, RF

7. Yadier Molina, C

8. Allen Craig, DH

9. Tyler Greene, SS

Starting pitcher: RHP Brad Penny. Followed by: RHP Mitchell Boggs, RHP Ryan Franklin, RHP Lance Lynn, RHP Shelby Miller, RHP Francisco Samuel, RHP Pete Parise.

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• Schumaker 2B
• Rasmus LF
• Ludwick RF
• Duncan 1B
• Ankiel CF
• Molina C
• Thurston 3B
• Barden SS
• Pineiro P

Game Preview

“Ryan Zimmerman has been the lone diamond in the rough for the lowly Washington Nationals and will try to get his club back on track tonight in the second installment of a four-game series versus the St. Louis Cardinals at Nationals Park.”

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“St. Louis will try to bang around Washington’s rookie pitcher and has won two straight and eight of its last 10 games, including last night’s victory in the nation’s capital. Rick Ankiel finished 2-for-3 and knocked in the eventual game-winning run during a five-run ninth inning that lifted the Cards to a 3-1 mark on their seven-game road trip.”

WASHINGTON (AP)—Rick Ankiel hit a tiebreaking RBI double in St. Louis’ five-run ninth inning and the Cardinals beat the Washington Nationals 9-4 Thursday night for their eighth victory in 10 games.