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Piscotty stays sizzling with first career slam
- Updated: May 28, 2016
WASHINGTON — All the offense the Cardinals needed in Friday night’s 6-2 win over the Nationals came via one swing, a grand slam from Stephen Piscotty.
The long-ball, which gave St. Louis a 5-0 lead in the third inning, came on an 0-1 hanging slider from Nationals starter Max Scherzer.
“Including the at-bat before, he threw me four straight sliders,” Piscotty said afterward. “I’m just trying to get a good pitch over the middle of the plate, and I put a good swing on it.”
The Cardinals’ five-run rally began with one out, when pitcher Jaime Garcia singled to right field. Greg Garcia walked, Aledmys Diaz singled and Matt Holliday walked, forcing home one run and bringing Piscotty to the plate. Piscotty launched the second pitch of the …
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