JUPITER, Fla. (AP) _ St. Louis manager Tony La Russa was ejected for arguing a call on the bases in the second inning Saturday in the Cardinals' 9-0 loss to the New York Mets.

La Russa was tossed by umpire Matt Hollowell, who said Cardinals second baseman Placido Polanco missed a swipe tag on Rey Ordonez. Bench coach Mark DeJohn ran the Cardinals the rest of the way.

Al Leiter (3-0) pitched 6 2-3 innings of shutout ball for the Mets, allowing four singles and a walk, striking out five. He has not given up a run in 15 2-3 innings this spring.

Benny Agbayani homered in the fourth.

Chad Hutchinson pitched 3 2-3 innings in relief for the Cardinals. He allowed two runs on two hits and two walks, and struck out five.

"I felt good, I just got tired at the end," Hutchinson said. "I have no complaints."

The game the teams that met in last year's NL championship series drew 8,362, the largest crowd in the four-year history of spring training at Roger Dean Stadium.

Notes: Cardinals RF Bobby Bonilla left in the fifth inning with a strained left hamstring. ... Mets manager Bobby Valentine watched a portion of his team's batting practice from a television camera perch behind the center-field wall.