JUPITER, Fla.—There still are three more weeks of exhibition games to be played, which is a significant period of time. But if Dylan Carlson continues anything close to his current pace, the 21-year-old non-roster outfielder will be hard to keep off the Cardinals' club.
Carlton walked, singled and scored and doubled and scored in his first three plate appearances on Saturday. That extended his run to eight of consecutive plate appearances in which he has reached base.
His double to right in the seventh keyed a three-run rally that broke a tie with the Washington Nationals and pushed the Cardinals ahead 6-3.