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Byline: Joe Ostermeier
JUPITER, Fla. _ Not pretty along the way, but productive in the end.
Left-hander Rick Ankiel prevailed_in the end, that's the only word for it_when he worked a scoreless inning in the St. Louis Cardinals' 7-3 loss to Florida on Saturday.
Ankiel walked two batters but struck out another, then got out of a two-on predicament with a double-play grounder_capping his first appearance against major-league hitters since last spring.
"It's awesome to go out there pain free. It's been a whole year," said Ankiel, 23, who missed last season with an elbow ailment after wildness cost him most of the 2001 season and threatened ...
Source: HighBeam Research, Wildman Ankiel throws scoreless inning vs. Florida.(Knight Ridder...