Cardinals march 11, nationals score 12 | Cardinal Beat

"Eleven walks. It's clear that you will not be in a very competitive match with that, "said manager Mike Shildt.

"For the first time, you do not read too much, but the reality is that walks will hurt you."

Mike Maddux, pitching coach, said, "The proof was in the pudding today. Difficult match. "

Paul Goldschmidt made his Cardinals debut and was nothing for two, with a withdrawal and a withdrawal. Dexter Fowler caught the ball and became too short and could not handle a right liner, the ball passing over his head for a double.

Michael Wacha has authorized a march that marked, in two fairly good rounds, the departure of the Cardinals for the first time since June 20, when he suffered from a tense oblique muscle.

But Daniel Ponce de Leon, another starting contender, walked three men in a row in the third. Two of those who scored and one led to a race.

John Gant allowed two goals in the fourth, but doubled them. But the promising southpaw Genesis Cabrera, after giving up a home run to his former Cardinals farmer, Jacob Wilson, allowed three innings in the inning to allow the Nationals to accumulate four points. Cabrera, like Ponce de Leon, had to be lifted before the end of the round.

Tyler O'Neill managed a long circuit in opposition for a cardinal race. Center-field player Lane Thomas made two good defensive games, dropping a deep flying ball and throwing vigorously after lining up another shot from the wall.

Drew Robinson, an off-season acquisition of Texas, had two hits for the second consecutive game, including a triple.

Right-hander Andrew Morales, after coming out of the sixth goal, did not remove any of the three batters he faced in seventh when the Nationals scored three points and left the game by injuring their right shoulder.

For Wacha, the first step was generally good.

"It's good to go back to the mound, I can tell you," he said. "I did not feel good the last time I went on the mound."

Wacha is reprimanded for posting his goal after being ahead at 0-2 in the count. "We can not give free baserunners like that," he said, echoing the theme of the day.

"These are things that I can limit. I have some mechanical stuff to tighten. But other than that, my arm felt good. I'm certainly not where I need to be right now, but it's a good start to get things done. "

Right-hander Michael Wacha will be arguing for the Cardinals for the first time since Sunday, June 20 against the Washington Nationals in the second game of the Cardinals season.

Wacha, marginalized by an oblique injury after starting season 8 to 2, tried to return at the end of the season for a minor league reeducation mission. But this idea had to be discarded after a few brief outings when Wacha had more difficulties.

The two other starters, Daniel Ponce de Leon and John Gant, are nominated for two rounds, just like Wacha.

Paul Goldschmidt will make his first appearance in the Cardinals' uniform when he hits the third goal and plays the first goal. Matt Carpenter, Dexter Fowler, Tyler O'Neill, Yairo Munoz, Francisco Pena and Edmundo Sosa will all take their first steps in their first exhibition. The highly respected Lane Thomas, who played Saturday's 11-1 win against Miami, played three games against three, which allowed him to take the lead.

Former Cardinals star Matt Adams will be first to Washington, who will use right-hander Erick Fedde as a starter.

Veteran Adam Wainwright will make his first spring start on Tuesday in West Palm Beach, Florida, against the Nationals, after right-winger Jake Woodford, who was not part of the lineup, starts here in Detroit on Monday.

Receiver Yadier Molina, back on the road after knee surgery in the off-season, took his first spring session in the spring. Of course, he faced Wainwright, his 15-season teammate.

Molina progresses, embarks on catching exercises. He will probably not expect the spring games until the second week of March.

"But he feels great," said manager Mike Shildt.

Also on Monday, left-hander Andrew Miller and right-hander Jordan Hicks and Alex Reyes will all pitch to the Cardinals hitters in batting practice on the back fields. It will be a preparatory step for these three players who could potentially participate in the grapefruit league matches before the end of the week.