Albert Pujols (back stiffness) and Matt Holliday (sore ribcage) are still on hold for this week.  Pujols hopes to be back by the weekend, and Holliday may be back by Monday.  Learn more about that here.  I don't know what the deal is and why these two are experiencing this soreness early in spring, but hopefully it isn't something that may return during the regular season.  We're all eager to see the Cardinals' best players on the field.

Kyle Lohse pitched well today in the game against the Marlins.  Lohse went four innings and only allowed two hits.  I would say so far so good for the number 3 and 4 starters (Brad Penny and Lohse). 

The Cardinals won the game 5-3 thanks to a ninth inning rally where they scored all five of their runs.  Shane Robinson had a big two-out two-run triple to highlight the rally.  Joe Mather and David Freese also drove in runs in the inning.  Here's the boxscore.

Overall, it was a good day on the field for the Cardinals.  Good pitching from Lohse and a nice late rally on the way to a win is not too shabby.  Now let's get those big bats back.  Peace.

Boxscore courtesy of MLB.com