Going oppo shows Adams dialed in

ST. LOUIS — All that offseason work and the strain of trying to implement it at game speed during Spring Training has led Matt Adams here to, he says, a place where he feels as locked in as he has at any point in recent memory.

Adams tallied two extra-base hits in a game for the first time this season and matched a career best with three runs scored to help jolt the Cardinals to a 6-2 victory over Arizona on Saturday. Over his last 15 games, Adams has driven in 14 and blasted three home runs.

Particularly notable is that all three of those homers have been hit the opposite way to left or left-center field.

“I think the way everything is going right now is the way I want it to be when I’m in the box,” Adams said. “I’m feeling comfortable, and I’m staying on my backside and swinging at good pitches right now.”

The flurry of opposite-field contact is an indication of that. Adams entered the season having hit one career home run to the opposite field, according to data compiled by Baseball Reference. This year, not only has he …

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