Ruben Tejada collected his first RBI in a St. Louis Cardinals uniform earlier this afternoon in a 4-1 spring training win over the Marlins.
With Jeremy Hazelbaker (there’s that name again) running from first base, Tejada executed the hit-and-run to perfection, shooting a double down the right field line and into the corner.
Tejada was also part of a nice double play turn with Kolten Wong in the 5th, as Carlos Martinez was struggling a bit with command.
It’s obviously way too early to tell what kind of player Tejada is going to be in the 50-60 starts that he figures to get ahead of Peralta’s return.