LF Jeremy Hazelbaker homered in his first plate appearance in the fifth inning after replacing starter Matt Holliday (right leg cramp) for defensive purposes in the last of the third inning. "I thought I hit it well," he said. "Wasn't too sure if it was going to have the distance or not." Hazelbaker's homer, his team-high fifth, landed in the first row of the left-field seats off RHP Zack Greinke and was upheld after an umpire review.

Jeremy Hazelbaker's fourth homer of the season was also his second pinch-homer of the year and the Cardinals' seventh pinch-homer. The seven pinch-homers is a major league record for April. The last team to hit seven pinch-homers in a month was the 1958 Philadelphia Phillies (August). Hazelbaker's homer ended a 0-for-17 drought.

Jeremy Hazelbaker's fourth homer of the season on Saturday was also his second pinch-homer of the year and the Cardinals' seventh pinch-homer. The seven pinch-homers is a major league record for April. The last team to hit seven pinch-homers in a month was the 1958 Philadelphia Phillies (August). Hazelbaker's homer ended a 0-for-17 drought.

OF Jeremy Hazelbaker, after a great start to his major league career, has fallen in to a slump. He was 0-of-4 with two strikeouts Tuesday night and is now hitless in his last 15 at-bats, dropping his average to .317.

LF Jeremy Hazelbaker went 4-for-4 with a double and triple, and appears to have won a spot in the lineup for now. Hazelbaker is 10-for-18 during a six-game hitting streak, and is also contributing on defense, robbing Chris Carter of a hit with a diving stab in the second. Hazelbaker's speed plays well on a team that hasn't been renowned for manufacturing a lot of runs the last three years.

OF Jeremy Hazelbaker got his third start in six games Sunday against the Braves and was 2-for-5 with a walk, stolen base, run scored and RBI. The rookie hit a homer in his first start Wednesday in Pittsburgh against the Pirates and went deep again Friday as a pinch hitter in the series opener at Atlanta. He is batting .400.

OF Jeremy Hazelbaker made his first major league start Wednesday night and hit his first career home run, a solo shot of Pirates RHP Juan Nisacio in the sixth inning, accounting for the Cardinals' lone run in a 5-1 loss. He finished 1-for-3 after going 1-for-2 as a pinch hitter in the first two games of the season. Hazelbaker is now the Cardinals' fourth outfielder behind LF Matt Holliday, CF Randal Grichuk and RF Stephen Piscotty after OF Tommy Pham (strained left oblique) was placed on the disabled list Monday. Hazelbaker made the team in spring training after spending seven seasons in the minor leagues with the Red Sox, Dodgers and Cardinals.

OF Jeremy Hazelbaker will be the Cardinals' fourth outfielder now that Tommy Pham is on the disabled list. Hazelbaker made the team in spring training after spending the first seven seasons of his professional career in the minor leagues. He had his first major league hit Tuesday night with a pinch-hit double off Pirates RHP Mark Melancon in the ninth inning after striking out against Pirates LHP Tony Watson on Sunday as a pinch hitter in his debut.

OF Jeremy Hazelbaker made his major league debut, striking out in the seventh inning as a pinch-hitter in Sunday's 4-1 loss at Pittsburgh. The 28-year-old spent seven seasons in the minor leagues with the Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers and Cardinals. He will serve as the fifth outfielder after making the team in spring training while on a minor league contract.

Dodgers acquired OF Jeremy Hazelbaker from the Dodgers in exchange for OF Alex Castellanos.

Hazelbaker, a fourth-round pick in the 2009 MLB Amateur Draft, batted .257/.313/.374 with 11 home runs and 37 stolen bases in 121 games this summer at the Triple-A level. His speed could get him to the majors quickly, but he's doubtful to become a major league regular.