Cardinals' Piscotty stays hot with 2-run blast
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St. Louis Cardinals rookie Stephen Piscotty appears unfazed by his first taste of postseason baseball.
The 24-year-old entered Game 4 of the NLDS hitting .417/.462/1.000 and drove a first-pitch fastball from Chicago Cubs starter Jason Hammel over the ivy at Wrigley Field to give the Cardinals a 2-0 lead in the first inning.
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The 407-foot shot was Piscotty's third home run of the playoffs. The Cardinals, who trail the Cubs 2-1 in the best-of-five series, are hoping to stave off elimination with a win.
Piscotty's blast also helped the Cardinals set a new division series franchise record with their eighth home run.
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