ST. LOUIS -- For Matt Adams, no feeling turned out to be the best feeling.The St. Louis first baseman homered in the 16th inning to lead the Cardinals to a 4-3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night for St. Louis season-best fifth straight victory.It was the second consecutive game that the Cardinals won in their final at-bat. They beat the Padres on Thursday after scoring a run in the ninth inning.Adams homer came with one out off Bud Norris (5-9), who gave up six runs as a starter in an 8-1 loss at Washington on Wednesday.The 444-foot drive left the field in a hurry.I didnt feel the ball come off the bat, Adams said. So, I knew I squared it up. I knew it was going to go.Seth Maness (1-2) picked up the win with a scoreless inning of relief for St. Louis, which was playing its longest game of the season.Jedd Gyorko hit a two-out homer off closer Kenley Jansen in the ninth to tie the game 3-3. It was the fifth blown save of the season for Jansen. Gyorko has five homers in his last five games.Im just seeing the ball well and putting good swings on it, Gyorko said. Im getting myself in good hitters counts and looking for something hard out over the plate.The streaking Gyorko was impressed that Adams was able to hit one of the longest homers of his career at the end of a 5-hour, 10-minute marathon.Im not sure how he had that much left in the tank, Gyorko said. I know I wouldnt have been able to hit one that far.St. Louis manager Mike Matheny was pleased to see Adams step up at the perfect time.We needed somebody to get it finished, Matheny said. It was well done.Justin Turner and Howie Kendrick homered for the Dodgers. Los Angeles has lost four of six. The red-hot Turner has seven homers and 17 RBI this month. He hit two homers in a 6-3 win over Washington on Thursday.Turner blasted his career-high 18th homer of the season off Seung Hwan Oh in the ninth to break a 2-2 tie.Corey Seager had four hits and drove in the first run of the game. He had hit in seven successive at-bats before flying out in the ninth.The Dodgers had 14 hits and left 13 runners on base. They were 1-for-13 with runners in scoring position.We cant break through, Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts said. I think its guys trying to do too much and guys getting out of their approaches.Kendricks solo shot in the sixth tied the game 2-2. He has hit in 14 successive games trying Colorados Charlie Blackmon for the longest current streak in the majors.Los Angeles starter Brandon McCarthy allowed one hit and two runs over 6 1/3 innings, the longest of his four starts this season. He left with leg cramps. McCarthy struck out four and walked three.I felt like most everything was just a little bit off, McCarthy said. I got a little bit lucky and was able to go deeper into the game.St. Louis starter Michael Wacha allowed two runs on 10 hits in six innings. He struck out four, walked one and wriggled out of numerous jams.The St. Louis bullpen shined allowing just one run on four hits over the final 10 innings. Tyler Lyons, who was likely to start on Sunday, gave up one hit in 4 2/3 innings.Tyler was a star tonight, Matheny said.Dodgers reliever Adam Liberatore recorded his 28th successive scoreless outing by retiring two of four batters in the seventh. He has not allowed a run in 41 of 42 appearances this season.LUCKY NUMBER FIVEThe Cardinals have used only five starting pitchers this season, the lowest total in the majors.They will likely need a sixth starter for the Sunday night game against the Dodgers, thanks to a rain out earlier in the homestand.TRAINING ROOMDodgers: OF Yasiel Puig (hamstring) was out of the starting lineup, but manager Dave Roberts said hes 85 percent and expects him to start on Sunday. Puig popped out as a pinch hitter to end the 13th.Cardinals: IF/OF Brandon Moss (ankle) is expected to go on a rehab assignment early next week. IF Matt Carpenter (right oblique) took ground balls and did light throwing.UP NEXTRHP Kenta Maeda (8-7, 3.25) will face RHP Mike Leake (7-7, 4.30) in the second game of the three-game set on Saturday. Maeda is 5-2 with a 3.31 ERA in nine road starts this season. Leake has not walked a batter in the last 19 innings covering three starts. 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That much was obvious on Thursday night when Morgan scored 20 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and gave four assists -- all game highs -- in leading UNI to an impressive 82-63 win over Arizona State in the opening round of the Tire Pros Invitational.The best part of his game is his versatility, said UNI coach Ben Jacobson, whose team improved to 2-0 on the season. Usually when thats the word used by your coach or what people see is the versatility then they say,` OK, he must not be great at anything. But he is pretty good at a lot of things. I use the term versatility as high praise.The Panthers got outstanding performances from Spencer Haldeman, Klint Carlson and Bennett Koch but it was Morgan who served as the facilitator of their production. That often meant him finding Haldeman on the perimeter or Koch flashing in the paint or ASU paid so much attention to Morgan that at least one of his teammates was left open.What it all led to was a dominant performance by the Panthers over their Pac-12 opponent. With Morgan and Haldeman leading the way from 3-point range and Koch unmatched in the paint, UNI led by as many as 10 points in the first half and 20 points in the second half.Im just going out there and doing everything I can for the team whether thats getting the ball to somebody who is wide open or going to get an extra possession on offense or knocking down an open 3, said Morgan, the Preseason Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year. Im just trying to do everything I can to help the team win.The Panthers shoot 51 percent from the field and with Morgan and Haldeman combining to convert nine 3-pointers.ddddddddddddASU coach Bobby Hurley was disappointed that his team seemed a step slow defensively and out of synch offensively against its toughest opponent so far this season.It was out of character with how weve playing and practicing, he said. We didnt really move the ball well at all and credit Northern Iowa with how to share the ball and the shot making.BIG PICTURENorthern Iowa: In their first real test of the season, the Panthers proved they can be a force in the Missouri Valley Conference and perhaps on the national scene. Morgan, the preseason MVC Player of the Year, and Haldeman didnt flinch against their Pac-12 opponent.Arizona State: The Sun Devils got off to an impressive 2-0 start but when faced against a team that can defend and has a nice inside-outside game they were exposed. Senior Obinna Oleka never came close to figuring out how to defend Koch in the post.CONFIDENT PANTHERKoch may have lacked some confidence last season, but he played like he was the best player on the floor Thursday against the Sun Devils.He consistently demanded the ball in the paint against Oleka and he made good. Koch was 6 for 7 in the paint for 14 points and could have scored much more because ASU never figured out how to stop him.UP NEXTNorthern Iowa: The Panthers faces Oklahoma in semifinals on Friday.Arizona State: The Sun Devils meets Tulane on Friday in the consolation semifinals.-----More AP college basketball: www.collegebasketball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25. ' ' '