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Final Score: St. Louis 2 - Washington 3

Viera, FL (Sports Network) - Elijah Dukes homered and Justin Maxwell added a pair of hits to help the Washington Nationals to a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in Grapefruit League action.

Tim Redding hurled three scoreless innings in the start and Ray King and Saul Rivera held the Cardinals offense in check during the eighth and ninth innings to preserve the victory following a two-run St. Louis seventh.

Troy Glaus was 2-for-3 and Skip Schumaker had an RBI single for the Cardinals, while Braden Looper was saddled with the loss after allowing one earned run on three hits in his three-inning start.