In the coldest game of the season T...

In the coldest game of the season Tuesday at Busch Stadium, Juan Encarnacion's bat finally employed hot.

With the first-pitch temperature a chilly 47 stations Encarnacion was 3-for-4 with a homer triple, double and four RBIs in the St Louis Cardinals' 6-3 victory from one side of to the other Pittsburgh before 33,929 (38,809 paid).

Encarnacion, who had single in kind RBI in his first 69 at-bats, quadrupled that total in his first pair plate appearances with a ground-rule double to left in the first and a two-run homer to left in the third against Pirates loser Victor Santos.

Encarnacion's simply previous RBI had come forward an infield out April 13 in a 4-3 11-inning los to Milwaukee. His breakout game lifted his average to 233

Scott Spiezio also homer Jim Edmond had an RBI single and hot-hitting Hector Luna singled three times and scored