Offensive outbursts by several young players helped the Orioles beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 11-3, at Fort Lauderdale Stadium. I've compiled a list of positive and negative performances by the prospects and players with non-roster invitations below.

Final score: Orioles 11, Cardinals 3

Thumbs up

Justin Christian -- The former New York Yankees prospect, who is in spring training with the Orioles as a non-roster player, was 2-for-4 while playing center field in today's game. He connected on a two-run home run in the second inning against Cardinals starting pitcher Kyle Lohse. Christian, who will turn 29 in April, also walked and scored two runs in the win.

Scott Moore -- The 25-year-old third baseman was 2-for-2 with a three-run home run in the victory. The Orioles removed him from the 40-man roster in the offseason, so he's going to need several more games like this in order to work his way back into their plans for the 2009 season. With that said, it's good to get a glimpse at his power potential.

Nolan Reimold -- After yesterday's game against the New York Mets, several people asked me how Reimold performed since I didn't include him in the breakdown. Well, he was 0-for-1 in the 9-3 loss to the Mets. The 25-year-old outfielder made up for it in today's victory over the Cardinals. Reimold was 2-for-2 with a home run and four RBIs. Both of his hits -- a two-run home run in the second inning against Lohse and a two-run single -- were with two outs. He also walked in the game.

Thumbs down

Adam Donachie -- The 24-year-old catcher, who received a non-roster invitation to spring training, was 0-for-1 in today's game. He struck out with two runners on base. Donachie is facing long odds to make the Orioles as the backup catcher, so this performance won't help his cause. The Orioles signed Donachie as a minor league free agent during the offseason. He also participated in spring training with the organization in 2006 after he was acquired in a trade following that year's Rule 5 draft.

Andy Mitchell -- The 30-year-old right-hander, who could be considered a sleeper to make the pitching staff for the Orioles out of spring training, gave up a solo home run to Cardinals utility player Joe Thurston in the eighth inning. Mitchell allowed three hits, including the home run, and a walk in two innings.

Matt Wieters -- I know it's probably not a good thing for Orioles fans to see the top prospect in this category, but Wieters was 0-for-2 with a runner left on base in today's win. Still, it's only his first game against a major league team during this year's spring training, so there's no need to jump off the bandwagon yet. The 22-year-old catcher will probably have plenty of hits by the end of March.

Other performances

Lou Montanez -- The 27-year-old outfielder followed up yesterday's encouraging performance by going 1-for-2 with a walk and two runs scored against the Cardinals today. Montanez entered as a pinch-runner for Nick Markakis in the third inning and finished the game in right field.

Brandon Snyder -- The 22-year-old infielder replaced Aubrey Huff at first base in today's game and went 2-for-2 with two runs scored. It's definitely encouraging for Orioles fans to see Snyder making a contribution during a major league game. If all goes as planned, it will be happening a lot more often in the future.

Justin Turner -- The 24-year-old infielder was 1-for-2 with an RBI for the Orioles in today's victory. It's a good rebound for Turner, who was 0-for-2 with three runners left on base in the loss to the Mets.