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St. Louis Cardinals Hit ‘Symphony of Homers’ to Beat the Cubs 6-5 Friday
- Nelson Velázquez hit a game-changing homer on the first pitch he saw after returning to Chicago, tying the game early at 3-3.
- Ivan Herrera hit his seventh homer of the season to push St. Louis ahead 5-4 in the fourth.
- Thomas Saggese tied the game with a homer to left-center in the fourth inning.
- Andre Pallante struggled early, lasting only three innings while giving up eight hits and four earned runs.
- Riley O’Brien closed out the ninth to protect the Cardinals' 6-5 lead.
- Masyn Winn collected two hits and delivered an insurance run in the eighth.
- Jose Fermín contributed the key RBI single in the eighth to stretch the lead to 6-4.
- The Cubs briefly led 3-0 early before the Cardinals rallied to take control.
- Game 2 of the series is scheduled for Saturday with a Fox national broadcast.
- The Cardinals extended their lead with insurance hits in the 8th and closed out the game in the 9th.
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