Gant allowed two earned runs on four hits and two walks over 4.2 innings in a Grapefruit League win over the Nationals on Monday. He struck out three.

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The right-hander worked up to 79 pitches, the most any Cardinals hurler has thrown this spring. Zachary Silver of MLB.com reports Gant's candidacy for a spot in the starting rotation was boosted by this solid outing, in which he made just one costly error -- a two-run homer off the bat of Ryan Zimmerman.