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 St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Anthony Reyes throws to a New York Mets batter during a spring training baseball game Thursday, Feb. 28, 2008, in Jupiter, Fla. The Cardinals won 7-0. (AP Photo/Rob Carr) [Click to enlarge] |
JUPITER, Fla. -- Juan Gonzalez, trying to make the St. Louis roster as a reserve, got two hits and drove in a run Thursday as the Cardinals poste a 7-0 exhibition win over the New York Mets.
At 38, Gonzalez is a two-time AL MVP with 434 career home runs. He sat out the last two years -- in 2005 he tore a hamstring in his only at-bat while with Cleveland.
Gonzalez is hoping to hook on with the Cardinals as a backup outfielder and pinch-hitter. He was the designated hitter against the Mets.
Anthony Reyes pitched three scoreless innings, limiting the Mets to a pair of singles. He did not walk a batter.
 New York Mets shortstop Jose Reyes waited for the ball while the Cardinals' Jason LaRue slid safely into third base during Thursday's spring training game in Jupiter, Fla. (ROB CARR ~ Associated Press) [Click to enlarge] |
Skip Schumaker led St. Louis with three hits. The Cardinals nicked John Maine for three runs in the second inning.
Cardinals center fielder Rick Ankiel made a tumbling, juggling catch on the warning track on a ball hit by David Wright in the first inning.
"That might have changed the game," St. Louis manager Tony La Russa said. "He's got quickness. He concentrates well. He gets a great jump. He has a cannon."
Cardinals prospect Colby Rasmus has reached base all six times he's been to the plate in the first two games with three walks, two singles and a double. He has scored five runs.
 St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols throws his bat after being hit by a pitch during the fifth inning against the New York Mets during a spring training baseball game, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2008, in Jupiter, Fla. The Cardinals won, 7-0. (AP Photo/Rob Carr) [Click to enlarge] |
* Cardinals right-hander Joel Pineiro was scratched from his scheduled start Sunday after reporting stiffness in his throwing shoulder on Wednesday.
