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- Updated: August 7, 2016
ST. LOUIS — Freddie Freeman and Adonis Garcia each hit three-run homers, and Ender Inciarte and Matt Kemp also went deep in the Braves’ 13-5 win over the Cardinals on Saturday night at Busch Stadium.
Freeman’s 19th homer in the third and Garcia’s ninth in the fifth were all Roberto Hernandez (1-0) needed to pick up his first win as a starter since May 19, 2015. Hernandez, making his Braves debut after being called up from Triple-A Gwinnett, went five-plus innings and gave up three runs.
Cardinals starter Carlos Martinez (10-7), who entered leading the staff with 10 starts of 7 innings or more, lasted just five innings and six of the seven runs he allowed were earned.
Inciarte led off the game with a single to extend his hitting streak to 17 games, and finished with three hits and three runs scored. Teammate Erick Aybar also singled to extend his hitting streak to 11 games.
Freeman also had …
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