Kyle Lohse gave the St. Louis Cardinals five solid innings on the mound, Erik Komatsu went 3-5 at the plate, and the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Houston Astros 6-1 in Grapefruit League play on Tuesday afternoon.
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Lohse gave up just three hits in his five innings of work, striking out one batter and walking two in the process. The Astros managed to score their lone run in the fifth inning and had just one more hit after Lohse was relieved.
In addition to Komatsu, Bryan Anderson and Tyler Green also had multi-hit games for St. Louis.,
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