"A few quick updates from the day game as I hit the road for Viera, Fla. and the night half of the split-squad day against the Nationals:

• Carlos Lee did indeed make a late change from left field to designated hitter because of shoulder soreness, but he downplayed any prolonged health issues.

"It's just a little fatigue; it's not like I'm hurt," Lee said after he came out of the game following three plate apperances.

"We've just done a lot of throwing, so I was a little sore today."

Lee asked manager Brad Mills for a break from fielding, and it came at a fortuitous time as the wind really whipped at Osceola County Stadium and toyed with the fly balls, which were numerous.

Lee went 1-for-3 with an RBI double at the plate, while Jason Michaels saw his first action in left field, having recovered from his back spasms, and went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts.

• Brett Myers sounded a bit disappointed with what was his roughest outing of the spring as he departed an inning short of his targeted four frames."