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– Memphis led 2-1 after six innings. … Lefty Jaime Garcia put the Triple-A Cardinals in position to win before his relievers botched the lead. Garcia pitched five innings and allowed three hits and one earned run. … Former first-round pick Dewon Brazelton could repeat his dazzle from his previous start, allowing seven hits and five earned runs in 1 2/3 innings. He did strike out three. … Cory Rauschenberger also stumbled in his two innings, allowing seven hits and five earned runs.

– Thomas Eager worked two scoreless innings, striking out two against one hit.

– Before coming over to the big-league game to crack a two-run home run, his third in major-league games this spring, Colby Rasmus went 1-for-3 with Memphis. … Starting second baseman Jarrett Hoffpauir went 3-for-6, and Joe Mather hit two doubles. … Rico Washington, who is coming west with the team to Ft. Myers, also doubled. … Mike Folli hit a two-run triple.

– P. J. Walters worked five innings, allowing two hits and two runs (one earned). He walked two and struck out six. … Stu Pomeranz followed with 1 1/2 innings. Binghamton scored twice on three hits of Pomeranz. … Closer prospect Ken Maiques and Jonathan Mikrut each threw one scoreless inning. … Brandon Garner threw three innings, allowed one hit and one run while striking out a batter.

– Luke Gorsett, the cellist in the Gorsett Quartet, went 2-for-4 with a HR and 2 RBIs. He had a strong year last season, starting with Quad Cities and it will be interesting to see if he gets the chance to leap to Double-A this season and what that does to the Cardinals increasing depth at outfield. … Most recent first-round pick Peter Kozma was 1-for-2. … Allen Craig singled, walked and had an RBI. … Big year ahead for shortstop Tyler Greene, who not only has to prove he can stay healthy but that he can produce when he’s healthy. Greene, taken right after Rasmus, was 1-for-3 with a run scored. … Justin Roberson had a RBI single in his only at-bat.

– Righthander Mike McCormick got the win with a strong line. He pitched five scoreless innings, allowed two hits, struck out four and — most impressive of all for the wild-fire thrower — did not walk a batter. … David Kopp pitched four innings, allowed three hits and two runs (one earned). He struck out two. … Chuckie Fick threw two innings in relief, allowed two hits, one run and walked one. … Pete Parise tossed a perfect inning.

– Tony Cruz, who continues to see ample playing time at catcher, went 2-for-4 with a double, homer and two RBIs. Cruz is the third baseman who burst into Quad Cities last season after refusing to settle at two lower levels. Early this spring, I told a fellow scribe that I wouldn’t be surprised if Cruz was the surprise invite to big-league camp a year from now. Guess that’s big of a bogus prediction if he makes this transition to catcher successfully. His position will net him that invite. So how’s this: With that bat at that position, he’s going to rapidly scale the organization’s top prospect list.

– Daniel Descalso went 2-for-4 with three RBIs. … Steve Hill, who was supposed to expand his prospect resume with time at catcher ala Cruz, and Nick Derba, a catcher, each doubled, walked and scored.

– The Daily Daryl: Lapsed top-10 prospect Daryl Jones went 1-for-4 with an RBI.

– Donovan Solano was 2-for-2 with a double and RBI. … D’Marcus Ingram, who is turning up in these reports often enough to start appearing in the tag cloud on the right there, and Jonathan Edwards were each 1-for-2.

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