SAN DIEGO • A team is desperate need of a hit turned to the only player on its bench who hadn’t had one in more than a week.
Their shared relief sparked a release.
Jeremy Hazelbaker ended his zero-for-17 skid with a pinch-hit home run that snapped a tie, ignited the Cardinals, and sent them to a 11-2 victory Saturday night against San Diego. Hazelbaker’s three-run homer in the top of the fourth inning capped the Cardinals’ second comeback of the evening and gave them their first lead of the series. The piling on commenced.