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Cardinals clout three homers in fourth, lead 6-5 after six innings

JUPITER, Fla.-- If familiarity breeds contempt, then the New York Mets expressed their displeasure at seeing Adam Wainwright again Thursday.

Facing Wainwright for the third time in 12 days, the Mets peppered the Cardinals’ veteran righthander for five hits and four runs in the second inning. They scored five runs off the righthander overall in four innings. But the Cardinals erased that deficit and then some by clouting three homers off righthander Tyler Bashlor in the home fourth to seize a 6-5 lead.

Paul DeJong hit his fourth home run of the spring and Lane Thomas hit a three-run shot (No.