JUPITER, Fla. • The Cardinals’ catching combination of Eric Fryer and Yadier Molina, the latter of whom was serving as a designated hitter Sunday, combined to drive in four runs in the second inning and the Cardinals hung on for a 7-4 exhibition win of the Miami Marlins, who had beaten them on Saturday.
Mike Mayers was impressive in retiring all six men he faced as the Cardinals' starter. Corey Baker, who will represent Team Israel in the World Baseball Classic, escaped a sixth-inning jam with a double-play ball and then worked two more scoreless innings
Fryer, who was lost through a waiver claim to Pittsburgh last year but re-signed with the Cardinals as a non-roster player for this year, also had a triple and scored a run besides driving in two runs with a single.