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Sweet 16th: Adams ends marathon with HR
- Updated: July 23, 2016
ST. LOUIS — On a night when the Dodgers squandered repeated chances with runners in scoring position, the Cardinals made a little go a long way to outlast Los Angeles, 4-3, in 16 innings Friday in the opener of a three-game series at Busch Stadium.
Jedd Gyorko denied Kenley Jansen his 29th save with a two-out, game-tying homer in the ninth, and Matt Adams sealed the team’s second walk-off victory in as many nights hours later with a one-out homer in the 16th. The victory extended the Cardinals’ winning streak to five and boosted the club a season-best eight games above .500.
The 16-inning game tied the longest ever between these two franchises, matching contests from Aug. 21, 1963, and May 2, 1957.
The two clubs combined to use 16 pitchers, the last of which, Bud Norris, was summoned two days after throwing 90 pitches in a start against Washington. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts had exhausted all of his other available relievers.
Norris worked around a leadoff double in the 15th and retired Matt Holliday to open the 16th. Two pitches later, Adams crushed his second career walk-off homer and …
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