JUPITER, Fla. • Lefthander Jordan Schafer, who had had three clean outings as he tries to make the Cardinals as a hybrid outfielder/pitcher, experienced a glitch Thursday when he hit a batter and walked two before allowing a run-scoring single to Houston’s Ramon Laureano in the eighth inning.
Schafer, who had walked one and struck out five in his previous endeavors, would leave after retiring none of the four hitters he faced. And the Astros continued the inning against righthander Sam Tuivailala, who walked in a run but then slammed the door with a strikeout and a double-play grounder.