The Marlins lost for the first time this spring, suffering a 6-3 defeat against the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday in an error-plagued game.

The Cardinals did most of their damage in the third inning.

After Yusmeiro Petit retired the first two St. Louis batters he faced, he walked the next two hitters and then gave up three singles before being replaced by Adam Bostick.

St. Louis scored five runs in the inning -- all charged to Petit.

The Cardinals held the Marlins (3-1) to just three hits. The teams committed a total of seven errors.