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Adams the latest to come through off the bench
- Updated: May 24, 2016
ST. LOUIS — Matt Adams sat on the bench for 6 2/3 innings of Monday night’s series opener against the Cubs. Then, after Kolten Wong struck out for the second out of the seventh, Adams approached the plate to pinch-hit for reliever Seung Hwan Oh.
The Cardinals needed a boost after Cubs starter John Lackey retired eight of the previous 10 batters, and Adams delivered it, with a two-run homer to tie the score at 3. Two innings later, Randal Grichuk’s walk-off blast won the game for the Cardinals, 4-3.
“I was ready to go,” Adams said. “There’s no secret to anything up there. I just make sure I’m ready to go when my name is called.”
And it has been called a lot. Adams improved to 6-for-12 pinch-hitting this season with the home run, his second this season and sixth of his career off the bench.
Through the first two months of the season, the Cardinals have quickly become …
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