"Carlos Lee went 3-for-3 with two singles and a double to go with an RBI to raise his spring average to .379.

Yet the left fielder's perfect day at the plate was not enough to dig the Astros out of a first-inning hole in a 6-4 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals at Osceola County Stadium.

The Astros (10-8) did not allow a run for seven innings after Wandy Rodriguez was tagged for five in the first inning. But the team couldn't muster enough offense as its win streak ended at four."