WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — All-Star third baseman Nolan Arenado went 3 for 3 with a home run and reigning NL MVP Paul Goldschmidt went 2 for 3 with a home run as the Cardinals earned a 5-3 win against the Washington Nationals in front of an announced crowd of 2,319 at the Ballpark of the Palm Beaches on Tuesday afternoon.
The win sent the Cardinals (3-1) into their first day off of spring camp on Wednesday.
Goldschmidt, who served as the designated hitter, started the scoring in the top of the first inning when he drove a 2-0 pitch from Nationals starting pitcher Patrick Corbin over the center field wall for his first homer of the spring.