YADIER MOLINA NEWS

Drives in four Sunday Molina went 2-for-3 with a home run and four RBI in Sunday's 15-6 win over the Giants.

Impact Molina had a two-run single in the first inning and a two-run homer in the fifth. He's posted multiple hits in three of eight games in May, going 9-for-27 (.333) with two homers, six RBI and six runs scored. The veteran catcher is up to a .253/.253/.373 slash line in 75 plate appearances overall.

MAY 16, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Four storylines from the Cardinals' wild win over the Giants Adam Wainwright and Yadier Molina became the all-time winningest battery, and Albert Pujols added to his remarkable career by pitching.

MAY 16, 2022 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Cardinals' Wainwright, Molina set record as battery Sunday's 15-6 victory served as the 203rd team win for games in which Wainwright and Molina were the starting battery, breaking the all-time...

MAY 16, 2022 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Pujols pitches 9th, Cardinals romp to 15-6 win over Giants

Adam Wainwright and Yadier Molina set a major league record for wins by a starting battery as the St. Louis Cardinals routed the San Francisco Giants 15-6 in a game that ended with...

MAY 16, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

LEADING OFF: Harper gets injection, Acuña MRI, Pineda out

Phillies star Bryce Harper is scheduled to get a platelet-rich plasma injection to help with a small tear in his right elbow, causing him to miss the series finale at Dodger Stadiu...

MAY 15, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Molina moves up to No. 6 on catchers' all-time hit list ST. LOUIS -- One of the biggest moments of the Cardinals’ much-needed 4-0 victory over the Giants on Saturday came on a pitch catcher Yadier...

MAY 15, 2022 • MLB.COM

LEADING OFF: Harper gets injection, Acuña MRI, Pineda out

Phillies star Bryce Harper is scheduled to get a platelet-rich plasma injection to help with a small tear in his right elbow, causing him to miss the series finale at Dodger Stadiu...

MAY 14, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Hudson, Cardinals combine to stop Giants' 6-game win streak

Dakota Hudson and a quartet of relievers combined to help the St. Louis Cardinals stop San Francisco’s six-game winning streak, blanking the Giants 4-0

MAY 14, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Remains out of lineup Molina isn't starting Friday against the Giants, John Denton of MLB.com reports.

Impact Molina has gone 1-for-7 with a double, two runs and a strikeout over his last two games, and he'll take a seat for a second consecutive matchup. Andrew Knizner will start behind the dish and bat ninth.

MAY 13, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Bannon singles on 1st big league pitch, O's top Cards 3-2

Rylan Bannon became just the third Baltimore player since 2000 to get a hit on the first pitch of his big league career, Jorge Mateo and Anthony Bemboom homered and the Orioles bea...

MAY 12, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Takes seat Thursday Molina isn't starting Thursday's rubber match versus the Orioles, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

Impact The catcher will get a breather after starting two straight games, going 1-for-7 with a double and two runs over those contests. Andrew Knizner will start behind the plate and bat eighth.

MAY 12, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Mullins, Nevin power Orioles to 5-3 win over Cardinals

Cedric Mullins and Tyler Nevin each homered and Kyle Bradish struck out 11 over seven strong innings for his first career win, leading the Baltimore Orioles to a 5-3 victory over t...

MAY 11, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Yastrzemski HR, Arenado K lift Giants past Cardinals 4-3

Mike Yastrzemski hit a tiebreaking home run into McCovey Cove in the sixth inning, and the San Francisco Giants only struck out once while beating the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3

MAY 8, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Day off Sunday Molina is out of the lineup for Sunday's game at San Francisco, John Denton of MLB.com reports.

Impact Molina will head to the bench Sunday for the second time in the past three games. Andrew Knizner will start behind the plate in his place.

MAY 8, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Molina joins rare company with 1,000th RBI SAN FRANCISCO -- On an afternoon when fans at Oracle Park celebrated Buster Posey Day, Yadier Molina made sure he was invited to the catch...

MAY 8, 2022 • MLB.COM

Flores slam, 6 RBIs as Giants thump Cards; Posey honored

Wilmer Flores hit a grand slam in the first inning and matched his career high with six RBIs as the San Francisco Giants snapped out of their offensive funk and beat the St. Louis...

MAY 8, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Belts first long ball Molina went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in a 7-1 victory versus the Giants on Thursday.

Impact The veteran backstop came into the contest with only one extra-base hit (a double) on the season, but he was able to break that drought with a a third-inning solo homer to left field. Molina later singled and scored in the fifth inning to put a bow on his best offensive performance of the campaign. Molina could be breaking out of a season-long slump, as he's batting .321 (9-for-28) over his past eight contests.

MAY 6, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Molina homers, Edman drives in three as Cards beat Giants

Yadier Molina homered leading off the third inning for his first RBI of the season, Tommy Edman hit a two-run single and another RBI single, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the st...

MAY 6, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Wainwright, Arenado lead Cardinals to 10-0 romp over Royals

Adam Wainwright pitched seven innings of one-hit ball, Nolan Arenado hit a three-run shot and finished with five RBIs, and the Cardinals beat the Royals 10-0 to take their four-gam...

MAY 4, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Ready to go Wednesday Molina is starting at catcher and will bat eighth against the Royals on Wednesday, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

Impact After missing Tuesday's loss to the Royals while dealing with an illness, Molina is ready to go for Wednesday's rubber match. The 39-year-old has gotten off to a slow start this season, batting .208 with one extra-base hit while still looking for his first RBI. If his struggles continue, Andrew Knizner figures to gain more playing time as the year goes on.

MAY 4, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Olivares leads Royals against the Cardinals after 4-hit game

The Kansas City Royals play the St. Louis Cardinals after Edward Olivares' four-hit game on Tuesday

MAY 4, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Witt Jr hits 1st MLB homer, leads Keller, Royals over Cards

Bobby Witt Jr. hit his first major league home run, Brad Keller pitched shutout ball into the seventh inning and the Kansas City Royals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-1 to end a fo...

MAY 4, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Dealing with illness Molina's absence from the lineup Tuesday against the Royals is due to an illness, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

Impact The illness explains why Molina will be out of the lineup for the third consecutive game, but he's tested negative for COVID-19, so he could return to action soon. Andrew Knizner remains the starter until he returns.

MAY 3, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Scratched from lineup Molina was scratched from the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Royals for undisclosed reasons.

Impact Molina was out of the lineup for consecutive games Sunday and Monday, but the Cardinals didn't announce any sort of injury. Given that he'll miss yet another start Tuesday, it seems likely that he's dealing with some sort of issue, but the Cardinals still haven't specified what that would be. Andrew Knizner will get another start behind the plate in his absence.

MAY 3, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Absent from lineup again Molina is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Royals.

Impact After making four straight starts behind the dish, Molina received a breather for Sunday's 7-5 win over the Diamondbacks, but his absence from the lineup for the second day in a row is more suspect. The Cardinals haven't yet indicated that an injury is the cause of Molina sitting out Monday, so it's possible the team just wanted to build in consecutive rest days for the veteran during a busy portion of the schedule. Andrew Knizner will pick up another turn behind the dish in Molina's stead.

MAY 2, 2022 • ROTOWIRE