JUPITER, Fla. — Two of the batters sent out “to get more playing time” — a common phrase these days as minor-league camp swirls into games — are thriving with the additional at-bats. One has continued his superb spring at the plate. The other may yet save his spring and put himself back on the cusp of the majors.

Both Allen Craig and Brian Barton homered for the St. Louis Cardinals’ Triple-A affiliate in games Sunday. Craig is set to be the starting first baseman in Memphis, and Barton figures to be the Redbirds every day left fielder — or at least every day outfielder, depending on how the rest of the roster shapes up. Craig hit well in major-league camp and will get a few cameos down the stretch here. (There could even be a start lurking in the future.) Barton was optioned out of camp, so he cannot return to the big-league games, but he needed to show more in games to do so.

The Cardinals affiliates went 3-1-1. Here is the daily Vuch Report:

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Memphis 11, Buffalo 3

– Jess Todd, who appears bound to start the season in the rotation for the Class AAA affiliate, started and was the winner, going three innings and allowing six hits, three runs (two earned). He walked one and struck out one. Three runs all came in his first inning. … The rest of the day’s pitchers combined to shut out the Mets’ affiliate the rest of the way: Charlie Manning went 2 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 2 Ks; Matt Scherer, 1 IP, 1 H, 2 Ks; Tyler Norrick, 2 IP, 1 H, 2 Ks and Marco Gonzalez, 1 IP, 1 H, 1 BB

– First baseman Allen Craig continued his torrid spring training with a 3-for-5 day that included a double, a home run and four RBIs. … Catcher Justin Knoedler was 2-for-4 with two-run HR. … Brian Barton also homered in a 2-for-3 day that included two walks. He also made a good sliding catch while playing center field. … Amaury Cazana was 2-for-4 with a double, 2 RBIs. … Casey Rowlett had two hits and a walk. … Shane Robinson was 1-for-4 with a run scored before leaving for the major-league game and scoring the game-winning run there. … Outfielder Nick Stavinoha and Mark Hamilton singled and walked.

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Springfield 9, Binghamton 5

– Brad Furnish got the win after pitching three innings with two hits, no runs allowed and three strikeouts. …  Kyle Mura pitched two perfect innings. … Ken Maiques allowed three runs in his inning. … Elvis Hernandez allowed a couple runs and three hits in 1/3 of an inning. … Jon Mikrut and lefty reliever  Sam Freeman both allowed a hit and struck out a batter in their individual innings.

– First-round pick and professional hitter Brett Wallace was 3-for-5 with a double and 2 RBIs. … Reigning position player of the year Daryl Jones was 2-for-5 with a double three runs scored and three RBIs. Nice day. Cardinals certainly hope that his breakout last year is lasting, and that this is the kind of game that becomes habitual for the lefthanded-hitting outfielder. … Jim Rapoport tripled. … Infielder Mike Folli was 3-for-4 with a double. … Paul Vasquez had an RBI double.

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Palm Beach 6, St. Lucie 0

– David Kopp, who is blogging about his experience at spring training, pitched two hitless innings, walked one and struck out two. … Brian Broderick had a line of 2 IP, 2 H, 2 Ks. … JD Stambaugh pitched two perfect innings and got the victory in relief. … Davis Bilardello 1 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, Matt Spade, 1 IP, 0 H, 1 BB, and Eduardo Sanchez, 1 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 1 K completed the shutout.

– Curt Smith continues hitting and could be an interesting placement for the Cardinals. He finished last year in Low-A Quad Cities after winning the Player of the Year Award at one of the short-season stops. A scan of the depth chart and there’s no reason why he cannot hit his way into High-A Palm Beach, though he appears most likely headed for Quad Cities. Fascinating story. Curacao native. Went to University of Maine. Discovered by the Cardinals’ numbers gurus and double-(cross)checked by the scouts. He went 2-for-3, double, 2 runs scored and an RBI. … Aaron Luna was 2-for-3 with an RBI. … Jon Edwards, Tommy Pham and Charlie Cutler all had base hits.

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Quad Cities #1 5, Savannah, 5

– QC1 took a 5-0 lead into bottom of 8th, and then botched it. … Deryk Hooker threw two perfect innings with a couple strikeouts in the start. … Ramon Delgado followed with a line of 2 IP, 4 H, 0 runs. … Zach Pitts had a line of 2 IP, 1 H, 1 BB. … Gary Daley toss a scoreless inning with one hit allowed. … Miguel Tapia allowed two earned runs in his inning on two hits and a walk. … Matt Frevery got worked over in 2/3 of an inning, allowing three earned runs of two hits and a walk.

– Beau Riportella ripped a solo HR and drew a walk. … Alex Castellanos, Domnit Bolivar and Ryde Rodriguez all had two hits. … D’Marcus Ingram and Travis Mitchell both had base hits. … Not sure how well they’ll play ball this spring, but having Ingram and Rodriguez on the same roster, in the same outfield, instantly makes that the most athletically looking outfield in camp.

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WFAST 11. Quad Cities #2 3

– Randy Santos took the loss after pitching a line of 1.1 IP, 1 hit, 4 walks and 4 ER. … Kevin Siegrist pitched  1 2/3 innings with one run (it was unearned) and two strikeouts. … Miguel Flores allowed three hits and a walk, while also allowing a run in his inning. … Reynier Gonzalez had a line of 2 IP, 4 H, 2 R,1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K’s. … Daniel Richardson allowed three unearned runs in one inning. … Jason Buursma, 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 Ks.

– Paul Cruz went 2-for-4 and Edgar Lara had a long home run to center field. … Jairo Martinez and Kevin Moscatel had the only other hits for QC2.

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