KISSIMMEE, Fla. – When Chris Carter picked up George Springer’s 34-inch bat, the 23-year-old prospect delivered a reassuring message to the 26-year-old slugger attempting to win the Astros’ left-field position. “It’s get a lot of hits in it,” Springer said, referring to the wood in Carter’s hands. It also had a home run. Carter broke out of an early spring training slump, hitting a two-run homer off St. Louis reliever Jason Motte’s 3-2 pitch. The shot helped push the Astros (4-2-2) to a come-from-behind 8-8 tie with the Cardinals in a Grapefruit League game at Osceola County Stadium. It was Carter’s first spring training home run. He entered Friday 1-for-10 [...]