The Florida Marlins got another strong start from ace Josh Johnson but a bad ending from their closer Thursday.
Minnesota third base prospect Danny Valencia hit the go-ahead home run in the eighth inning and the Twins beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-6 on Tuesday.
Josh Beckett pitched three scoreless innings and struck out three, and Che-Shuan Lin hit a run-scoring single in the ninth inning to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 7-6 exhibition win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday.
St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols did not make the cross-state trip for Monday's game against the Boston Red Sox because of discomfort in his lower back.
Cardinals fans lined up outside Busch Stadium to buy tickets when they went on sale at 9:00 a.m.
NewsChannel 5's Frank Cusumano spoke from his home about the NCAA tournament, the Cardinals and the Rams.
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