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Cardinals' Mike Leake: Struggles over five innings Monday

Leake gave up four earned runs on five hits and three walks over five innings in Monday's 12-6 Grapefruit League win over the Astros. He struck out three.

Analysis:

Leake's performance was a definite mixed bag, as he induced four double plays over his first four innings but also gave up a two-run double to Jake Marisnick and run-scoring single to Josh Reddick. The veteran righty also experienced some rare control issues, walking the leadoff batter in three straight innings. He did work up to 77 pitches, throwing 45 of them for strikes, and is now 2-1 with a 4.95 ERA over five spring starts.

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