Experience helping Cards SS Diaz to cut down on errors (Yahoo Sports)

With two outs and a runner on first base, St. Louis shortstop Aledmys Diaz ranged left to track down Marcell Ozuna's grounder up the middle and nonchalantly flipped it backhanded to Kolten Wong at second base to retire the Marlins in the first inning. ''Last year he was a minor league player, this year he's an All-Star,'' manager Mike Matheny said. It took a late-camp injury to incumbent shortstop Jhonny Peralta and another to Ruben Tejada for Diaz to earn a promotion to the major leagues during the first week of last season.