Orioles bang out 21 hits in 12-8 win over Cards

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Kevin Millar doubled in two runs and scored during a four-run third inning against Jason Marquis, and the Baltimore Orioles got 21 hits in a 12-8 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday.

Andy Tracy homered for the Orioles, and prospect Nick Markakis doubled twice in two at-bats. Markakis, the seventh overall pick in the 2003 draft, is 6-for-7 with four walks in 12 trips to the plate this spring -- an on-base percentage of .909 over five games.

Making his first start of the spring, Marquis allowed two hits in two scoreless innings before coming unglued in the third. With two outs and runners on the corners, Jay Gibbons singled in a run before Millar chased Marquis with a double to left that made it 3-3.

Jeff Conine followed with an RBI single off Braden Looper, putting the Orioles ahead for good. Conine went 3-for-3.

Brian Daubach and Chris Duncan homered for the Cardinals. Duncan had three of the Cardinals' 11 hits.