WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. • Ever the gracious guests, the Cardinals took advantage of two more Houston walks, a wild pitch and a throwing error in the seventh inning as they snapped a 4-4 tie by scoring twice.
Catcher Albert Rosario, who just had returned from World Baseball Classic competition in San Diego, blooped a single over a drawn-in infield to score the lead run.
In the sixth and seventh innings, the Cardinals cadged five walks from Houston moundsmen and four of them scored.
CARDINALS RALLY FOR TIE
The Cardinals took advantage of three walks by Houston reliever Jordan Jankowski in the sixth inning Monday night as pinch hitter Randal Grichuk delivered a full-count single, scoring one run.