Giants Lose 7-4 as Cardinals Go Yard 4 Times

Through 11 starts, Jeff Samardzija had just about completely wiped out the memories of the 29 homers he allowed in a rough 2015 season. In the middle innings at Busch Stadium on Saturday night that issue came flooding back, handing Samardzija his worst outing as a Giant.From the first batter of the fifth through the second batter of the sixth, four of nine Cardinals to come to the plate hit homers. The barrage erased a 4-0 Giants lead and tagged Samardzija, who had allowed just five homers until Saturday, his second straight loss. The Giants went down quietly after falling behind, losing 7-4 on a night that started with plenty of promise. Pittsburg, CA vs. Pittsburgh, PA on the Ice The Giants scored two batters into the game when Joe Panik's double brought Denard Span around from first. The next two runs came purely because of Brandon Crawford's hustle. Crawford hit what looked to be a single to the right-center gap but beat the throw to second. He scored three batters later on Samardzija's single to right. In the fourth, Crawford hit a liner to the left-center gap and sped into third, surprising the Cardinals outfielders. He scored standing up on Gregor Blanco's fly to left. A...