ST. LOUIS – Looking for a way back into the Wild Card race, the Giants have evidently decided the easiest path back is over the outfield fence. They extended their longest streak of games with a home run since the franchise moved to the Bay to 18 early in Friday’s 8-2 series-opening win over the Cardinals , moving one shy of the franchise record, set in 1947.

Rafael Devers delivered Michael McGreevy’s sixth pitch of the night 416 feet away into the bleachers in right-center to establish an early lead the Giants would not relinquish. He was followed in turn by Willy Adames dropping a 401-foot shot into the vegetation just over the wall in left-center.

It was the fourth time this season San Francisco hitters went back to back, and for the second straight time, it was the duo of Devers

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