JUPITER, Fla. — One of the talent pools the Cardinals are intent on tapping is the international veins of baseball, from Caribbean to East Asia. The club’s expanding efforts in the Dominican Republic, Venezuela and even Nicaragua are well documented. And, at the start of spring, they invited a European player across the pond and signed their first player from South Korea.

Well, the pipeline is clearly open, but as Jeff Luhnow has said, it’s time for it to start “flowing.” (Excuse the Oil! references. Saw “There Will Be Blood” a couple nights ago.) On Thursday, out on the backlots of Roger Dean Stadium, there were a few strikes — and some strikeouts.

A world tour in three stops:

• Cuban defector Amaury Marti went 3-for-4 with 2 RBIs for the Cardinals’ Triple-A affiliate, continuing what’s been a muscular spring for Marti.
• Mexican righthander Fernando Salas pitched two perfect innings.
• And the aforementioned pitcher from South Korea had another in what’s been a few intriguing appearances. Jai Chul Chung pitched two perfect innings with four of his six outs coming by strikeout.

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** Memphis defeated Las Vegas, 7-2 **

– The enigmatic Blake Hawksworth got the win, adding to his rollercoaster spring (rollercoaster recent career?) with four innings, during which he allowed three hits and one earned run, walked one and struck out three.

– Two players who have had recurring appearances with the major-league team in backup roles had strong days: Josh Phelps was 2-for-2 with two runs, and Rico Washington went 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBIs and a walk.

– Nick Webber pitched two innings, allowed two hits and one earned. … Zach Zuercher struck out one in his one inning, and Jonathan Mikrut struck out three in his two innings of work.

– Colby Rasmus went 1-for-3 with (pause for effect) a (drumroll) walk.

** Springfield lost to Jacksonville, 8-1 **

– Brandon Dickson pitched three innings and allowed five runs (four earned.) … Pete Parise pitched one three-up, three-down inning.

– Record-setting closer with wicked stuff Ken Maiques pitched an inning, walking one and allowing one hit.  

– Mark Hamilton went 1-for-2, with a couple walks and an RBI.

** Palm Beach defeated Inland Empire, 8-0 **

– If there’s a prospect having a breakout spring that restores potential that started to lose its luster, it’s Daryl Jones. The young outfielder who delights scouts with his tools and frustrates his coaches with his (so far) inability to tap those tools has been a revelation so far in spring games. On Thursday, he doubled, stroked a two-strike triple to right-center field and had two RBIs.

– In the same game that featured Chung’s outing, Kyle Mura got the win after pitching three perfect innings with 4 K’s Jai Chul Chung.

– Kris Honel pitched two innings, no hits, 1 walk and a strikeout. … Cardoza Tucker pitched two scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one BB against a strikeout.

– Tyler Henley had two hits, including a triple and an RBI. … Steve Hill had an RBI double. …  Isa Garcia went 2-for-2. … Donovan Solano tripled and scored two runs. … And, Jonathan Edwards had a hitless streak that reached 11 at-bats before Wednesday’s games, and on Thursday he went 1-for-3 with a double.

** Quad Cities defeated Great Lakes, 7-5 **

– All nine starters had at least one hit, lead by a couple speedsters. Beau Riportella had a pair triples with two RBIs, and outfielder D’Marcus Ingram went 2-for-5.

– Brian Broderick pitched three scoreless innings, allowing one hit and striking out three.  … Wayne Daman had two innings pitched, allowing an unearned run and strikeout out two. … Matt North was tagged for three earned runs in two innings.

– Charlie Pelt went 1-for-3 with two runs scored, a double and a walk

– Jose Garcia nailed a 3-run HR

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