It took only four spring training games – all losses – for Lou Piniella to call a team meeting and address his Cubs.

“We got into it a bit,” Piniella said.

Then, oft-injured pitcher Mark Prior got hit hard in his spring training debut. But Kerry Wood and Ted Lilly pitched well Monday in a 6-5 win over the Seattle Mariners.

“We’ve got some work to do. This is not some push-button operation,” Piniella said. “I’m starting to figure that out.”

At Fort Myers, Fla., Boston left-hander Jon Lester retired the three batters he faced on eight pitches in the first inning of a “B” game against the Twins.

Lester missed the final month last season due to anaplastic large cell lymphoma, a type of cancer in the body’s lymph system, but is now cancer-free.

In the regular game, Josh Beckett pitched three shutout innings for Boston, which beat the Los Angeles Dodgers, 2-1.

In other games:

Twins 4, Devil Rays 2

At St. Petersburg, Fla., Minnesota right-hander Matt Garza left after facing two batters because of a sore neck.

Yankees 6, Tigers 5

At Tampa, Fla., Kei Igawa allowed two runs.

Reds 9, Phillies 8

At Sarasota, Fla., Jon Lieber struck out three and allowed three hits.

Braves 14, Nationals 5

At Kissimmee, Fla., Lance Cormier allowed one hit.

Pirates 8, Blue Jays 8, (10)

At Dunedin, Fla., Brad Eldred homered.

Astros 5, Cardinals 0

At Jupiter, Fla., Houston’s Fernando Nieve pitched two hitless innings.

Orioles 5, Marlins 3

At Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Adam Loewen struck out five.

Indians 2, Mets 1

At Port St. Lucie, Fla., Jake Westbrook pitched two shutout innings.

Brewers 4, White Sox 3

At Phoenix, Jeff Suppan needed only 35 pitches to get through three innings.

Diamondbacks 9, Giants 0

At Tucson, Ariz., Russ Ortiz allowed two runs in 21â3 innings.

Athletics 8, Angels 7

At Tempe, Ariz., Brad Halsey allowed two runs in two innings.

Rangers 8, Rockies 2

At Tucson, Ariz., Todd Helton had two hits and an RBI.