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Chris Carter put together a solid spring game for the Astros on Friday against St. Louis, as he went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.

Carter is now hitting .278 on the spring season with good power -- the double was his eighth extra-base hit of the spring in 54 at-bats. The Astros' likely opening day left fielder owns a sharp .574 slugging percentage this spring.

Angels outfielder Kole Calhoun has been held out of action since Saturday due to tightness in his lower back, which was caused by lifting, according to MLB.com. Calhoun, who is competing for a back-up job this spring, has been taking part in baseball activities and is scheduled to return to the lineup Saturday.

Houston left fielder Chris Carter has been working in the batting cages and it showed on Sunday in a Grapefruit League game against Toronto, reports MLB.com. Carter has been working on getting his stride foot down early and it definitely worked. 

Carter, acquired from the A's in last month's trade of Jed Lowrie, went 2 for 3 with a pair of two-run home runs against the Blue Jays Sunday. He drove in five runs in total in the game in the 11-2 win. 

Carter, who's four homers is tied for the Astros team lead with Jason Castro and Brandon Laird, continues to work to improve his hitting. 

"It's still a work in progress ... but it all came together today," Carter said. He also played well in left field in the game. 

"I feel better out there reading the ball off the bat," Carter said. "I got a couple of good jumps today, and the hard work is paying off."

The Twins reassigned pitchers Deolis Guerra, who is dealing with an injury, and Shairon Martis to minor-league camp on Saturday.

Going to minor-league camp along with them are catcher Eric Fryer, infielders Chris Colabello and Mark Sobolewski and outfielders Brian Dinkelman and Clete Thomas.

Guerra is expected to have a shot at being included in Minnesota's bullpen once he's recovered from rib resection surgery.

Indians shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera hit his first home run in Cactus League play on Saturday night against the Giants. He launched a solo shot off starter Chris Heston in his first at-bat and finished 1 for 3 in the 4-3 win. Cabrera has gone 7 for 22 (.318) through nine spring games with six RBI.