FORT MYERS, Fla. — Two of the leading hitters in the Grapefruit League will be on the field today, as the St. Louis Cardinals travel to City of Palms Park to face the Boston Red Sox. And both are shortstops.

Boston infielder Jed Lowrie second in the pseudo-standings with a .408 average this spring, and with his hits on Thursday, Cardinals shortstop Khalil Greene is third with a .404 average this spring. Despite what Albert Pujols says about the leagues not handing out trophies for spring — the Cactus League MVP and Grapefruit League Cy Young, for example — some of the numbers in spring do matter, and there are Cardinals, Cardinals everywhere in the leaderboards for the Grapefruit League.

As we await the Cardinals’ arrival here at Boston’s home ballpark, here are some of those stats:

BATTING AVERAGE

1. Reed, NYM … .423
2. Lowrie, Bos … .408
3. K. Greene, STL … .404
4. Bailey, Bos … .385
5. Schafer, ATL … .383
6. Berroa, NYY … .380
7. A. Jones, Bal … .378
8. An. Laroche, Pit … .375
9. Ankiel, STL … .362
10. Lane, Tor. … .358

RUNS SCORED

1. Schumaker, STL … 19
2. Jones, Pit … 15
3. Castillo, NYM … 14

RBIs

1. Howard, Phi … 17
2. K. Greene, STL … 16
3. Ludwick, STL … 16
4. Duncan, STL … 14
5. Burrell, TB … 13
6. Mather, STL … 13
7. Reyes, NYM … 13
8. Salazar, Pit … 12

WALKS

1. Castillo, NYM … 14
2. Pujols, STL … 13
3. McCutchen, Pit … 12

TOTAL BASES

1. Monroe, Pit … 40
2. Lane, Tor … 39
3. Carter, Bos … 38
4. Howard, Phi … 38
5. Lowrie, Bos … 38
6. Ankiel, STL … 37
7. Evans, NYM … 37
8. Gardner, NYY … 33
9. K. Greene, STL … 32
10. Mayberry, Phi … 32

SAVES

1. Motte, STL … 4
2. Colome, Wsh … 3
3. Meek, Pit … 3
4. 11 tied with 2.

Also … today’s starter, Kyle Lohse, is eighth with 20 2/3 innings pitched today. He needs two innings today to vault into the lead, depending on the other starters around Florida. Adam Wainwright, yesterday’s starter, ranks eighth in the G-League with 17 strikeouts this spring.

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