JUPITER, Fla. _Righthanded reliever Ryan Franklin, who had a dazzling first outing in spring training for the St. Louis Cardinals, striking out five in three innings, was coldly efficient today against the Dominican Republic team in an exhibition game.

Franklin, working the fifth and sixth innings after a strong four-inning effort from starter Todd Wellemeyer, retired all six men he faced.

Wellemeyer allowed a run in the first inning,  giving up a double to Jose Reyes and a single by Robinson Cano, but then permitted just two hits over four innings.

Shortstop Khalil Greene doubled home a run for the Cardinals in the fourth and a leadoff walk by Colby Rasmus, a hit-and-run single by Skip Schumaker and a run-scoring single by Ryan Ludwick featured a two-run fifth inning against Dominican reliever Tony Pena.

Rasmus, who had struggled through the first week of the spring games, also beat out an infield hit in the third and smacked what would have been a home run in the sixth but the wind knocked the ball down.