JUPITER, Fla. — Top prospect Jordan Walker broke the game open, but he didn’t do it with one of the blistering line drives or a towering home runs he’d unleashed earlier this spring.
This time, a bouncer to third base by Walker led to a throwing error and ignited a four-run sixth inning that lifted the Cardinals to victory in a Grapefruit League contest with the complex neighbors the Miami Marlins on Monday afternoon.
The four-run inning, which included RBIs from Nolan Gorman, Juan Yepez, and Dylan Carlson broke a scoreless tie on the way to the Cardinals’ 5-0 win in front of an announced 4,941 at Roger Dean Stadium.