Cardinals at the plate: Chris Duncan's one-out walk in the first inning was cashed in by Jim Edmonds' groundout. Four singles in the second turned into two runs on a squeeze bunt by Jeff Suppan and an RBI single by David Eckstein. Three consecutives singles, capped by Gary Bennett's RBI single, scored the fourth St. Louis run.

Dodgers at the plate: Rafael Furcal led off the first inning with a double and scored on J.D. Drew's long sacrifice fly. Furcal singled home the Dodgers' second run in the third inning after Russell Martin walked and starting pitcher Jae Seo sacrificed.

Cardinals on the mound: Starter Jeff Suppan allowed two runs on four hits over six innings. Josh Hancock, Braden Looper and Brian Falkenborg each pitched scoreless innings.

Dodgers on the mound: Seo, making his Dodgers debut, allowed three runs in the first two innings, followed by three scoreless innings. Danys Baez pitched one shutout inning, and D.J. Houlton had two perfect innings.

Grapefruit League records: Cardinals 12-8; Dodgers 11-8-3.

Up next: Derek Lowe will start for the Dodgers in a 6:05 p.m. CT game on Friday against the Marlins. Also scheduled to pitch are Lance Carter, Baez, who will make back-to-back appearances, and Franquelis Osoria. Dontrelle Willis will start for Florida, with Randy Messenger, Joe Borowski and Ryan Rupe also traveling.

The Cardinals will host the Mets at Roger Dean Stadium on Friday at 12:05 p.m.