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April powers: Cards continue to rain homers
- Updated: April 27, 2016
PHOENIX — For three years, manager Mike Matheny has fielded questions about his club’s power drought, and for three years, he’s insisted a breakout is on the horizon. Those words suddenly have some muscle behind him.
On a night when Carlos Martinez dazzled from the mound, the offense powered away again. Two more long balls — these supplied by Brandon Moss and Stephen Piscotty — helped the club cruise to an 8-2 victory over the D-backs, with whom the Cardinals are tied with a Major League-leading 32 home runs.
This from a club that had fewer home runs over the last three seasons than every team except the Royals and Marlins.
“I still like the grind, but I’ve told you this before, I was a big fan of Earl Weaver and the three-run homer,” Matheny said after his team’s fourth straight game with at least two home runs and seven runs scored. “It’s amazing how that does swing a game. I like the approach guys are taking, not that it’s any different than the approach we had in the past. We want them to drive the ball all the time.”
Carried by their pitching a year ago, the offense has returned the favor this …
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