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(AP) -- Josh Johnson had by far his strongest
outing of the spring, working six innings to help the Florida
Marlins snap a nine-game spring losing streak with a 5-2 victory
over the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday.

Lance Berkman had a mostly uneventful stint in right field,
fielding a pair of hits on back-to-back RBI singles by Hanley
Ramirez and Gaby Sanchez in the third, but had no other chances.
The 35-year-old Berkman is set to be a full-time outfielder for the
first time since 2004, and had been limited to DH duty since March
1 due to elbow soreness.

Sanchez had three hits and two RBIs and Ramirez had three hits
and an RBI for Florida, which was outscored 71-17 during the slump.

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