Cardinals 7, Nationals 0

Jason Marquis warmed up for the regular season, on the mound and at the plate. The best hitter by far among the St. Louis Cardinals' pitchers, Marquis connected off Pedro Astacio for hit his first home run of the spring in a 7-0 victory over the Washington Nationals on Monday. Marquis allowed three hits in six scoreless innings, struck out six and walked two, fanning five of his last six batters. He's got one exhibition start remaining to get ready for the regular season.

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