ORIOLES 11, CARDINALS 3
at Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Thursday, Feb. 26

Cardinals at the plate: Catcher Yadier Molina doubled up the left-field line in the first inning, scoring the first two runs of the game. Tyler Greene singled in the second inning and wound up stranded. The Cardinals were only able to tally two hits in the first five innings, sinking behind the Orioles for good.

Orioles at the plate: Outfielders Justin Christian and Nolan Reimold both contributed two-run home runs to the Baltimore effort, and Reimold returned later to dump a two-run single. Christian, Reimold and Brian Roberts all drew walks in the fifth inning, and Scott Moore drilled a three-run homer in the sixth.

Cardinals on the mound: Kyle Lohse got through the first inning unscathed and got taken deep twice in the second inning. Ian Ostlund walked two batters and gave up three hits and three earned runs in the third. Chris Perez allowed a double to Lou Montanez but escaped the rest of his inning without further damage.

Orioles on the mound: Danys Baez made his long-awaited return to the mound Thursday and retired the first two batters he faced, but then he walked three straight batters and allowed a two-run single. Matt Albers faced the minimum amount of batters in two innings, and Chris Ray retired the side on nine pitches.

Grapefruit League records: Cardinals 0-1-1; Orioles 1-1

Up next: The Orioles will play the Marlins in Jupiter, Fla., on Friday at 1:05 p.m. ET, and Koji Uehara will make his stateside debut against Florida's Ryan Tucker.

The Cardinals, meanwhile, will travel to Port St. Lucie, Fla., on Friday for a game against the Mets at 1:10 p.m., and Todd Wellemeyer will be matched up against New York's Livan Hernandez.