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- Updated: June 5, 2016
ST. LOUIS — The Cardinals left Jeff Samardzija stunned on Saturday as they powered their way back from a four-run deficit to steal a series-evening 7-4 victory over the Giants at Busch Stadium.
Samardzija cruised through the first four innings, during which his offense built a lead against Cardinals starter Michael Wacha by tallying a run in four of the five innings Wacha finished. Brandon Moss jolted the Cardinals’ offense with a homer to open the fifth. After a pair of two-out hits, including the Cardinals’ 33rd pinch-hit of the season, Aledmys Diaz blasted a game-tying three-run homer off the left-field foul pole.
Back-to-back homers by Stephen Piscotty and Matt Adams to open the sixth gave the Cardinals their first lead of the night. The four homers came within a nine-batter span against Samardzija, who had allowed five in 76 innings coming into the start. Adams’ homer ended Samardzija’s night.
Saturday marked the Cardinals’ fifth four-homer game this season, more than the club had in its past three seasons combined. The Cardinals have …
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